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ACANA Puppy Recipe

Dry · All life stages · Small, Medium, Large

ACANA Puppy 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, turkey. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 35.2% protein, 21.6% fat and 30.5% carbohydrate, at 408 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 2½ cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 86 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
21.6%
Fat
30.5%
Carbs

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

Calories per cup
408kcal
Calories per kg
3,575kcal
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)31%35.2%
Fat (min)19%21.6%
Fiber (max)5%5.7%
Moisture (max)12%–
86

Food score

Excellent86 out of 100

Ingredient quality
33/35
Protein
19.5/25
Carbohydrate load
14.7/20
Fat balance
8.7/10
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
  • Whole fruit, vegetables or added cultureslentil fiber, dried kelp, whole pumpkin, dried chicory root, 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
chickenturkeypeas & legumeseggfish
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. whole green peas
  5. whole red lentils
  6. chicken fat
  7. turkey meal
  8. flounder
  9. eggs
  10. fish oil
  11. whole yellow peas
  12. lentil fiber
  13. chicken broth
  14. whole chickpeas
  15. whole green lentils
  16. whole pinto beans
  17. pea starch
  18. natural chicken flavor
  19. chicken liver
  20. chicken heart
  21. salt
  22. vitamin E supplement
  23. dried kelp
  24. zinc proteinate
  25. mixed tocopherols (preservative)
  26. whole pumpkin
  27. collard greens
  28. whole apples
  29. whole pears
  30. calcium pantothenate
  31. thiamine mononitrate
  32. freeze-dried chicken
  33. freeze-dried turkey
  34. riboflavin
  35. folic acid
  36. copper proteinate
  37. dried chicory root
  38. turmeric
  39. sarsaparilla root
  40. althea root
  41. rose hips
  42. juniper berries
  43. citric acid (preservative)
  44. rosemary extract
  45. dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
  46. dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
  47. dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

ACANA PUPPY RECIPE 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).

Recall history

No recalls on record for this product.

Questions about this food

Answers built from this product’s own label data.

Is ACANA Puppy Recipe complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “ACANA PUPPY RECIPE 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 much ACANA Puppy 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 2½ cups of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.

What are the main ingredients in ACANA Puppy Recipe?

The first five ingredients by weight are Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, whole green peas, whole red lentils. The label lists 47 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in ACANA Puppy 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 Puppy Recipe contain common allergens?

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

Has ACANA Puppy Recipe been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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