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Royal Canin

Royal Canin Shih Tzu Adult

Dry · Adult · Small

Royal Canin Shih Tzu Adult is a dry dog food for adult dogs. The maker lists it for small dogs. brewers rice heads the ingredient list, so by weight before cooking there is more of it than anything else. The named animal proteins are chicken. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 24.4% protein, 20% fat and 43.4% carbohydrate, at 355 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 3 cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 51 of 100, which we rate fair. No recall for it appears in our records.

Key facts

Dry matter removes water from the figure, so wet and dry foods can be compared.

24.4%
Protein
20%
Fat
43.4%
Carbs

Estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fiber and ash (ash assumed 7% of dry matter). Not printed on the label.

Calories per cup
355kcal
Calories per kg
3,898kcal
Format
Dry
Life stage
Adult
Dog sizes
Small
Guaranteed analysis, as printed on the label, with the dry-matter figure alongside.
NutrientAs fedDry matter
Protein (min)22%24.4%
Fat (min)18%20%
Fiber (max)4.7%5.2%
Moisture (max)10%–
51

Food score

Fair51 out of 100

Ingredient quality
15.5/35
Protein
7.3/25
Carbohydrate load
8.3/20
Fat balance
10/10
Recall record
10/10

Calculated from the published label. Not a hand-check, not a vet’s opinion.

  • By-products in the ingredient listchicken by-product meal
  • Grain or soy filler in the first five ingredientsbrewers rice
  • Carbohydrate is estimated: the label does not print it
  • No recall on record
How this score is worked out

Five parts, weighted as below, applied the same way to every food on the site. Percentages are dry matter, which takes the water out so wet and dry foods can be judged on one basis.

Ingredient quality · 35 pts
Starts neutral, then moves on what the label names: a named meat first and several named proteins near the top earn points; unnamed “meat meal”, by-products, grain fillers in the first five, artificial preservatives and colours lose them.
Protein · 25 pts
18% dry matter is the AAFCO adult minimum and scores nothing; 40% scores full marks.
Carbohydrate load · 20 pts
20% dry matter or less scores full marks; 60% or more scores nothing.
Fat balance · 10 pts
A band, not a ramp: 12–20% dry matter is the target, and too little costs as much as too much.
Recall record · 10 pts
Full marks with no recall on record. A recall costs more the more recently it happened.

Same label, same number, every time. If you think we have it wrong, the ingredient list above is the whole of our evidence.

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Allergen groups

Matched from the full ingredient list using our ingredient dictionary.

Contains
ricechickenoatswheatporkfishdairy
May contain
turkeybeeflambduckpeas & legumespotato
Not found
eggcornsoy

Ingredients

In label order. Ingredients are listed by weight before cooking, heaviest first.

  1. brewers rice
  2. brown rice
  3. chicken by-product meal
  4. chicken fat
  5. oat groats
  6. wheat gluten
  7. natural flavors (Only for mexico: including pork, poultry and cow milk)
  8. dried plain beet pulp
  9. powdered cellulose
  10. fish oil
  11. vegetable oil
  12. sodium silico aluminate
  13. calcium carbonate
  14. potassium chloride
  15. DL-methionine
  16. fructooligosaccharides
  17. sodium tripolyphosphate
  18. vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement]
  19. L-tyrosine
  20. choline chloride
  21. salt
  22. L-lysine
  23. marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  24. trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate]
  25. glucosamine hydrochloride
  26. GLA safflower oil
  27. taurine
  28. magnesium oxide
  29. green tea extract
  30. L-carnitine
  31. chondroitin sulfate
  32. rosemary extract
  33. preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

100% COMPLETE AND BALANCED NUTRITION: Breed Health Nutrition Shih Tzu Adult is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.

Recall history

No recalls on record for this product.

Questions about this food

Answers built from this product’s own label data.

Is Royal Canin Shih Tzu Adult complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “100% COMPLETE AND BALANCED NUTRITION: Breed Health Nutrition Shih Tzu Adult is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.”

How much Royal Canin Shih Tzu Adult should I feed my dog?

A neutered 20 kg (44 lb) adult dog with normal activity needs about 1,060 kcal a day, which works out at roughly 3 cups of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.

What are the main ingredients in Royal Canin Shih Tzu Adult?

The first five ingredients by weight are brewers rice, brown rice, chicken by-product meal, chicken fat, oat groats. The label lists 33 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in Royal Canin Shih Tzu Adult?

The guaranteed analysis gives at least 22% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 24.4% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.

Does Royal Canin Shih Tzu Adult contain common allergens?

Our ingredient dictionary matches these groups in the label: rice, chicken, oats, wheat, pork, fish, dairy. A match means the group is named in the ingredient list, not that a given dog will react to it.

Has Royal Canin Shih Tzu Adult been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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