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ACANA Adult Small Breed Recipe

Dry · Adult · Small

ACANA Adult Small Breed Recipe is a dry dog food for adult dogs. The maker lists it for small dogs. Chicken heads the ingredient list, so by weight before cooking there is more of it than anything else. The named animal proteins are chicken. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 35.2% protein, 19.3% fat and 36.9% carbohydrate, at 402 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 2¾ cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 82 of 100, which we rate excellent. 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.

35.2%
Protein
19.3%
Fat
36.9%
Carbs
Calories per cup
402kcal
Calories per kg
3,528kcal
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)31%35.2%
Fat (min)17%19.3%
Fiber (max)12%13.6%
Moisture (max)12%–
82

Food score

Excellent82 out of 100

Ingredient quality
31/35
Protein
19.5/25
Carbohydrate load
11.5/20
Fat balance
10/10
Recall record
10/10

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

  • A named meat is the first ingredientChicken
  • Several named proteins in the first five ingredientsChicken, chicken meal
  • Whole fruit, vegetables or added cultureslentil fiber, dried kelp, whole pumpkin, kale, spinach, dried chicory root
  • 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
chickenpeas & legumesturkeyeggfish
May contain
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Not found
beefdairywheatcornsoylambpork

Ingredients

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

  1. Chicken
  2. chicken meal
  3. whole red lentils
  4. whole green peas
  5. whole chickpeas
  6. turkey meal
  7. chicken fat
  8. chicken liver
  9. eggs
  10. whole whiting
  11. fish oil
  12. herring meal
  13. whole green lentils
  14. whole yellow peas
  15. lentil fiber
  16. pea starch
  17. natural chicken flavor
  18. chicken heart
  19. chicken gizzard
  20. turkey giblets (liver, heart, gizzard)
  21. salt
  22. dried kelp
  23. whole pumpkin
  24. whole butternut squash
  25. whole zucchini
  26. whole carrots
  27. whole apples
  28. whole pears
  29. choline chloride
  30. vitamin E supplement
  31. mixed tocopherols (preservative)
  32. zinc proteinate
  33. kale
  34. spinach
  35. turnip greens
  36. beet greens
  37. whole cranberries
  38. whole blueberries
  39. vitamin A acetate
  40. vitamin D3 supplement
  41. copper proteinate
  42. vitamin B3 (niacin)
  43. vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate)
  44. vitamin B5 (calcium pantothenate)
  45. vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride)
  46. vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
  47. vitamin B12 supplement
  48. vitamin B9 (folic acid)
  49. dried chicory root
  50. turmeric
  51. althea root
  52. rose hips
  53. juniper berries
  54. rosemary extract
  55. citric acid (preservative)
  56. dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
  57. dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
  58. dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

ACANA Small Breed Recipe Complete Adult Dog Food 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 ACANA Adult Small Breed Recipe complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “ACANA Small Breed Recipe Complete Adult Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.”

How much ACANA Adult Small Breed Recipe 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 2¾ cups of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.

What are the main ingredients in ACANA Adult Small Breed Recipe?

The first five ingredients by weight are Chicken, chicken meal, whole red lentils, whole green peas, whole chickpeas. The label lists 58 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in ACANA Adult Small Breed Recipe?

The guaranteed analysis gives at least 31% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 35.2% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.

Does ACANA Adult Small Breed Recipe contain common allergens?

Our ingredient dictionary matches these groups in the label: chicken, peas & legumes, turkey, egg, fish. A match means the group is named in the ingredient list, not that a given dog will react to it.

Has ACANA Adult Small Breed Recipe been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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