Just for the record royal canin and eagle pack are the two dog foods listed on the F.D.A's list of highest quality foods out there. They have reached a level that is far beyond most foods. I would take what royal canin said as gospel because any manufacturer that will spend the money to produce a quality product like that and take it to the F.D.A has no doubt done a great deal of research on the topic. I've fed eagle pack to my BLF and shes grown like a weed, at 14 months she stands 26 inches at the withers, 33 inches to the top of her head, and is a lean , muscular 85 lbs :lol: