Where to buy
We have not checked that this exact bag is listed, so the button runs a search.
Shop links may earn us a commission. That never changes our data or the order of results. Affiliate disclosure
Checked ·Source
ACANA Classics Beef & Barley Recipe
Dry · All life stages · Small, Medium, Large
ACANA Classics Beef & Barley Recipe is a dry dog food for dogs of any age. The maker lists it for small, medium, large dogs. Beef heads the ingredient list, so by weight before cooking there is more of it than anything else. The named animal proteins are beef. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 28.4% protein, 17% fat and 40.8% carbohydrate, at 397 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 2¾ cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 72 of 100, which we rate good. 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.
- 28.4%
- Protein
- 17%
- Fat
- 40.8%
- Carbs
Estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fiber and ash (ash assumed 7% of dry matter). Not printed on the label.
- Calories per cup
- 397kcal
- Calories per kg
- 3,305kcal
- Format
- Dry
- Life stage
- All life stages
- Dog sizes
- Small, Medium, Large
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Protein (min) | 25% | 28.4% |
| Fat (min) | 15% | 17% |
| Fiber (max) | 6% | 6.8% |
| Moisture (max) | 12% | – |
Food score
Good72 out of 100
- Ingredient quality
- 31/35
- Protein
- 11.8/25
- Carbohydrate load
- 9.6/20
- 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 ingredientBeef
- Several named proteins in the first five ingredientsBeef, beef meal
- Whole fruit, vegetables or added cultureslentil fiber, dried kelp, whole pumpkin, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product
- 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
Enter your dog’s weight to see the daily amount of this food.
- Per day
- –
- Energy per day
- –
- Cost per day
- –
We don’t have a current price for this food, so we can’t show a cost per day.
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
- beefbarleypeas & legumesoatsporkfish
- May contain
- –
- Not found
- chickendairyeggwheatcornsoylamb
Ingredients
In label order. Ingredients are listed by weight before cooking, heaviest first.
- Beef
- beef meal
- pearled barley
- whole peas
- oat groats
- pork fat
- pork meal
- whole oats
- lentil fiber
- natural pork flavor
- pea starch
- fish oil
- potassium chloride
- vitamin E supplement
- dried kelp
- salt
- choline chloride
- DL-methionine
- taurine
- zinc proteinate
- mixed tocopherols (preservative)
- vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
- vitamin A supplement
- vitamin D3 supplement
- whole apples
- whole butternut squash
- whole carrots
- collard greens
- whole pears
- whole pumpkin
- niacin
- thiamine mononitrate
- calcium pantothenate
- pyridoxine hydrochloride
- riboflavin
- folic acid
- vitamin B12 supplement
- copper proteinate
- citric acid (preservative)
- rosemary extract
- dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
- dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
- dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product
AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement
ACANA Classics Beef * Barley Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages, except growth of large size dogs (70 lb or more as an adult).
Recall history
No recalls on record for this product.
Questions about this food
Answers built from this product’s own label data.
Is ACANA Classics Beef & Barley Recipe complete and balanced?
The label carries this statement: “ACANA Classics Beef * Barley Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages, except growth of large size dogs (70 lb or more as an adult).”
How much ACANA Classics Beef & Barley 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 Classics Beef & Barley Recipe?
The first five ingredients by weight are Beef, beef meal, pearled barley, whole peas, oat groats. The label lists 43 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.
How much protein is in ACANA Classics Beef & Barley Recipe?
The guaranteed analysis gives at least 25% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 28.4% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.
Does ACANA Classics Beef & Barley Recipe contain common allergens?
Our ingredient dictionary matches these groups in the label: beef, barley, peas & legumes, oats, pork, fish. A match means the group is named in the ingredient list, not that a given dog will react to it.
Has ACANA Classics Beef & Barley Recipe been recalled?
No recall for this product appears in our records.
Similar foods without beef
Closest matches by format and life stage, from our data.
Dry389 kcal/cup · Chicken, Turkey
- 35.2%
- Protein
- 17%
- Fat
- 38.6%
- Carbs
Life stage: Adult
Serving: 2¾ cups/day
Dry402 kcal/cup · Chicken
- 35.2%
- Protein
- 19.3%
- Fat
- 36.9%
- Carbs
Life stage: Adult
Serving: 2¾ cups/day
Dry490 kcal/cup · Chicken, Turkey, Fish
- 43.2%
- Protein
- 20.5%
- Fat
- 24.8%
- Carbs
Life stage: All life stages
Serving: 2¼ cups/day