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Royal Canin

Royal Canin SMALL AGING 12+

Dry · Senior · Small

Royal Canin SMALL AGING 12+ is a dry dog food for senior dogs. The maker lists it for small dogs. Corn 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 26.8% protein, 13.4% fat and 48.9% carbohydrate, at 308 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 3½ cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 48 of 100, which we rate poor. 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.

26.8%
Protein
13.4%
Fat
48.9%
Carbs

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

Calories per cup
308kcal
Calories per kg
3,661kcal
Format
Dry
Life stage
Senior
Dog sizes
Small
Guaranteed analysis, as printed on the label, with the dry-matter figure alongside.
NutrientAs fedDry matter
Protein (min)24%26.8%
Fat (min)12%13.4%
Fiber (max)3.5%3.9%
Moisture (max)10.5%–
48

Food score

Poor48 out of 100

Ingredient quality
12.5/35
Protein
10/25
Carbohydrate load
5.5/20
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 ingredientsCorn, brewers rice, wheat gluten
  • 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
cornricewheatchickenfishyeast
May contain
turkeybeefporklambpeas & legumespotato
Not found
dairyeggsoy

Ingredients

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

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

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

ROYAL CANIN® SMALL Aging 12+ 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 SMALL AGING 12+ complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “ROYAL CANIN® SMALL Aging 12+ is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.”

How much Royal Canin SMALL AGING 12+ 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 3½ cups of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.

What are the main ingredients in Royal Canin SMALL AGING 12+?

The first five ingredients by weight are Corn, brown rice, brewers rice, wheat gluten, chicken by-product meal. The label lists 35 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in Royal Canin SMALL AGING 12+?

The guaranteed analysis gives at least 24% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 26.8% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.

Does Royal Canin SMALL AGING 12+ contain common allergens?

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

Has Royal Canin SMALL AGING 12+ been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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