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ACANA Classics Chicken & Barley Recipe

Dry · All life stages · Small, Medium, Large

ACANA Classics Chicken & Barley Recipe is a dry dog food for dogs of any age. The maker lists it for small, medium, large 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 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
Guaranteed analysis, as printed on the label, with the dry-matter figure alongside.
NutrientAs fedDry matter
Protein (min)25%28.4%
Fat (min)15%17%
Fiber (max)6%6.8%
Moisture (max)12%–
72

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 ingredientChicken
  • Several named proteins in the first five ingredientsChicken, chicken 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.

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Allergen groups

Matched from the full ingredient list using our ingredient dictionary.

Contains
chickenbarleypeas & legumesoatsfish
May contain
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Not found
beefdairyeggwheatcornsoylambpork

Ingredients

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

  1. Chicken
  2. chicken meal
  3. pearled barley
  4. whole peas
  5. oat groats
  6. chicken fat
  7. whole oats
  8. lentil fiber
  9. natural chicken flavor
  10. pea starch
  11. fish oil
  12. dicalcium phosphate
  13. potassium chloride
  14. dried kelp
  15. salt
  16. choline chloride
  17. vitamin E supplement
  18. zinc proteinate
  19. mixed tocopherols (preservative)
  20. vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
  21. vitamin A supplement
  22. vitamin D3 supplement
  23. taurine
  24. whole apples
  25. whole butternut squash
  26. whole carrots
  27. collard greens
  28. whole pears
  29. whole pumpkin
  30. copper proteinate
  31. niacin
  32. thiamine mononitrate
  33. calcium pantothenate
  34. pyridoxine hydrochloride
  35. riboflavin
  36. folic acid
  37. vitamin B12 supplement
  38. citric acid (preservative)
  39. rosemary extract
  40. dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
  41. dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
  42. dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

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).

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 Chicken & Barley Recipe complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “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).”

How much ACANA Classics Chicken & 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 Chicken & Barley Recipe?

The first five ingredients by weight are Chicken, chicken meal, pearled barley, whole peas, oat groats. The label lists 42 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in ACANA Classics Chicken & 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 Chicken & Barley Recipe contain common allergens?

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

Has ACANA Classics Chicken & Barley Recipe been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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