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Royal Canin Small Sensitive Skin Care Dry Dog Food
Dry · Adult · Small
Royal Canin Small Sensitive Skin Care Dry Dog Food 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 26.7% protein, 16.7% fat and 46% carbohydrate, at 415 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 2½ cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 52 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.
- 26.7%
- Protein
- 16.7%
- Fat
- 46%
- Carbs
Estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fiber and ash (ash assumed 7% of dry matter). Not printed on the label.
- Calories per cup
- 415kcal
- Calories per kg
- 3,843kcal
- Format
- Dry
- Life stage
- Adult
- Dog sizes
- Small
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Protein (min) | 24% | 26.7% |
| Fat (min) | 15% | 16.7% |
| Fiber (max) | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| Moisture (max) | 10% | – |
Food score
Fair52 out of 100
- Ingredient quality
- 15/35
- Protein
- 9.9/25
- Carbohydrate load
- 7/20
- Fat balance
- 10/10
- Recall record
- 10/10
Calculated from the published label. Not a hand-check, not a vet’s opinion.
- Grain or soy filler in the first five ingredientsBrewers rice, wheat gluten, wheat, corn gluten meal
- 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.
How much your dog needs
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Assumes a neutered adult with normal activity. For puppies, seniors or weight loss, use the Feeding Calculator.
Open in the Feeding CalculatorAllergen groups
Matched from the full ingredient list using our ingredient dictionary.
- Contains
- ricewheatchickencornoatsfish
- May contain
- turkeybeefporklambpeas & legumespotato
- Not found
- dairyeggsoy
Ingredients
In label order. Ingredients are listed by weight before cooking, heaviest first.
- Brewers rice
- wheat gluten
- chicken fat
- wheat
- corn gluten meal
- corn
- oat groats
- natural flavors
- vegetable oil
- dried plain beet pulp
- fish oil
- monocalcium phosphate
- ground flaxseed
- potassium chloride
- calcium carbonate
- L-lysine
- salt
- sodium aluminosilicate
- fructooligosaccharides
- sodium tripolyphosphate
- choline chloride
- 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]
- taurine
- trace minerals[zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
- DL-methionine
- GLA safflower oil
- magnesium oxide
- marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
- L-carnitine
- rosemary extract
- preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement
100% COMPLETE AND BALANCED NUTRITION: CANINE CARE NUTRITION SMALL SENSITIVE SKIN CARE 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 Sensitive Skin Care Dry Dog Food complete and balanced?
The label carries this statement: “100% COMPLETE AND BALANCED NUTRITION: CANINE CARE NUTRITION SMALL SENSITIVE SKIN CARE is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.”
How much Royal Canin Small Sensitive Skin Care Dry Dog Food 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 2½ 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 Sensitive Skin Care Dry Dog Food?
The first five ingredients by weight are Brewers rice, wheat gluten, chicken fat, wheat, corn gluten meal. The label lists 31 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.
How much protein is in Royal Canin Small Sensitive Skin Care Dry Dog Food?
The guaranteed analysis gives at least 24% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 26.7% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.
Does Royal Canin Small Sensitive Skin Care Dry Dog Food contain common allergens?
Our ingredient dictionary matches these groups in the label: rice, wheat, chicken, corn, oats, fish. A match means the group is named in the ingredient list, not that a given dog will react to it.
Has Royal Canin Small Sensitive Skin Care Dry Dog Food been recalled?
No recall for this product appears in our records.
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Closest matches by format and life stage, from our data.
Dry394 kcal/cup · Beef, Pork, Fish
- 39.3%
- Protein
- 19.1%
- Fat
- 30.7%
- Carbs
Life stage: Adult
Serving: 2¾ cups/day
Dry464 kcal/cup · Fish
- 36%
- Protein
- 18%
- Fat
- 35.1%
- Carbs
Life stage: Adult
Serving: 2¼ cups/day
Dry477 kcal/cup · Fish
- 36%
- Protein
- 18%
- Fat
- 34.5%
- Carbs
Life stage: Adult
Serving: 2¼ cups/day