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ACANA Light & Fit Recipe

Dry · Adult · Small, Medium, Large

ACANA Light & Fit Recipe is a dry dog food for adult dogs. 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, turkey. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 37.5% protein, 11.4% fat and 35% carbohydrate, at 344 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 3 cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 87 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.

37.5%
Protein
11.4%
Fat
35%
Carbs

Estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fiber and ash (ash assumed 7% of dry matter). Not printed on the label.

Calories per cup
344kcal
Calories per kg
3,020kcal
Format
Dry
Life stage
Adult
Dog sizes
Small, Medium, Large
Guaranteed analysis, as printed on the label, with the dry-matter figure alongside.
NutrientAs fedDry matter
Protein (min)33%37.5%
Fat (min)10%11.4%
Fiber (max)8%9.1%
Moisture (max)12%–
87

Food score

Excellent87 out of 100

Ingredient quality
33/35
Protein
22.2/25
Carbohydrate load
12.5/20
Fat balance
9.5/10
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, turkey, chicken meal, turkey meal
  • Whole fruit, vegetables or added cultureslentil fiber, dehydrated pumpkin, dried kelp, whole pumpkin, dried chicory root, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus 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
chickenturkeypeas & legumesfishegg
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. turkey
  3. chicken meal
  4. turkey meal
  5. whole red lentils
  6. whole green peas
  7. lentil fiber
  8. whole yellow peas
  9. flounder
  10. chicken broth
  11. dehydrated pumpkin
  12. whole green lentils
  13. whole pinto beans
  14. whole chickpeas
  15. herring meal
  16. fish oil
  17. natural chicken flavor
  18. dehydrated egg
  19. chicken liver
  20. pea starch
  21. chicken fat
  22. chicken heart
  23. vitamin E supplement
  24. dried kelp
  25. mixed tocopherols (preservative)
  26. zinc proteinate
  27. whole pumpkin
  28. collard greens
  29. whole apples
  30. whole pears
  31. calcium pantothenate
  32. riboflavin
  33. folic acid
  34. freeze-dried chicken
  35. freeze-dried turkey
  36. dried chicory root
  37. turmeric
  38. sarsaparilla root
  39. althea root
  40. rose hips
  41. juniper berries
  42. citric acid (preservative)
  43. rosemary extract
  44. dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
  45. dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
  46. dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

ACANA Light & Fit Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for Adult 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 Light & Fit Recipe complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “ACANA Light & Fit Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for Adult Maintenance.”

How much ACANA Light & Fit 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 3 cups of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.

What are the main ingredients in ACANA Light & Fit Recipe?

The first five ingredients by weight are Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, turkey meal, whole red lentils. The label lists 46 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in ACANA Light & Fit Recipe?

The guaranteed analysis gives at least 33% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 37.5% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.

Does ACANA Light & Fit Recipe contain common allergens?

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

Has ACANA Light & Fit Recipe been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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