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Classics Chicken & Barley Recipe vsAmazing Grains Original Dry Dog Food

ACANA Classics Chicken & Barley Recipe and ORIJEN Amazing Grains Original Dry Dog Food, compared on what the labels say: nutrients on a dry-matter basis, calories, ingredients, allergen groups, cost and recalls.

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Which one fits your dog

Neither food is better for every dog. These are the differences that matter for specific needs.

More protein
ORIJEN Amazing Grains Original Dry Dog Food has 43.2% protein on a dry-matter basis, 28.4% for ACANA Classics Chicken & Barley Recipe.
Avoiding egg
Only ACANA Classics Chicken & Barley Recipe leaves out egg.

Side by side

Guaranteed analysis converted to a dry-matter basis, so foods with different moisture compare fairly. Prices as of the check date.

Label dataClassics Chicken & Barley RecipeAmazing Grains Original Dry Dog Food
FormatDryDry
Life stageAll life stagesAll life stages
Main proteinChickenChicken, Turkey, Fish
Grain-freeNoNo
Protein (dry matter)28.4%43.2%
Fat (dry matter)17%20.5%
Fiber (dry matter, max)6.8%4.5%
Moisture (max)12%12%
Calories per kg3,3053,920
Calories per cup397490
Price per day (20 kg adult)Not trackedNot tracked
Recalls on record00

Ingredients

Ingredients are listed by weight before cooking, heaviest first. The first five usually make up most of the food.

Classics Chicken & Barley Recipe: first five

  1. 1Chicken
  2. 2chicken meal
  3. 3pearled barley
  4. 4whole peas
  5. 5oat groats

Amazing Grains Original Dry Dog Food: first five

  1. 1Chicken
  2. 2turkey
  3. 3chicken giblets (liver, heart, gizzard)
  4. 4whole herring
  5. 5salmon
Only in Classics Chicken & Barley Recipe
chicken meal, pearled barley, whole peas, lentil fiber, pea starch, fish oil, dicalcium phosphate, potassium chloride, choline chloride, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, taurine, collard greens, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product
In both
Chicken, oat groats, chicken fat, whole oats, natural chicken flavor, dried kelp, salt, vitamin E supplement, zinc proteinate, mixed tocopherols (preservative), whole apples, whole butternut squash, whole carrots, whole pears, whole pumpkin, copper proteinate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, citric acid (preservative), rosemary extract
Only in Amazing Grains Original Dry Dog Food
turkey, chicken giblets (liver, heart, gizzard), whole herring, salmon, dehydrated chicken, dehydrated chicken liver, millet, eggs, flounder, turkey giblets (liver, heart, gizzard), dehydrated herring, dehydrated turkey, dehydrated egg, ground whole flaxseed, pollock oil, quinoa seed, chia seed, inulin, whole cranberries, whole zucchini, kale, spinach, beet greens, turnip greens, whole blueberries, turmeric, sarsaparilla root, althea root, rosehips, juniper berries, dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product

Allergen groups

"May contain" means the label lists an unnamed animal ingredient, such as natural flavor or animal fat, that could come from that animal.

GroupClassics Chicken & Barley RecipeAmazing Grains Original Dry Dog Food
Chicken / poultryContainsContains
BeefNot foundNot found
LambNot foundNot found
FishContainsContains
DuckNot foundNot found
WheatNot foundNot found
CornNot foundNot found
SoyNot foundNot found
Peas & legumesContainsContains
PotatoNot foundNot found
EggNot foundContains
DairyNot foundNot found

Nutritional adequacy statements

Classics Chicken & Barley Recipe
"ACANA Classics Chicken & Barley Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages, including growth of large size dogs (70 lb or more as an adult)."
Amazing Grains Original Dry Dog Food
"ORIJEN AMAZING GRAINS ORIGINAL DOG FOOD is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages, including growth of large size dogs (70 lb or more as an adult)"

How we compared

All figures come from each manufacturer's label and published product information, checked on the dates shown. Dry-matter values are calculated from the guaranteed analysis. Price per day assumes a 20 kg adult dog and the price on the check date. We don't accept payment from brands, and no shop link on this page changes the order or the data.Read our methodology.

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