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ACANA Senior Recipe

Dry · Senior · Small, Medium, Large

ACANA Senior Recipe is a dry dog food for senior 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, 15.9% fat and 37.5% carbohydrate, at 383 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 2¾ 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.

37.5%
Protein
15.9%
Fat
37.5%
Carbs
Calories per cup
383kcal
Calories per kg
3,360kcal
Format
Dry
Life stage
Senior
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)14%15.9%
Fiber (max)14%15.9%
Moisture (max)12%–
86

Food score

Excellent86 out of 100

Ingredient quality
33/35
Protein
22.2/25
Carbohydrate load
11.2/20
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, turkey 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. turkey meal
  6. whole chickpeas
  7. chicken liver
  8. lentil fiber
  9. eggs
  10. whole whiting
  11. fish oil
  12. herring meal
  13. whole green lentils
  14. whole yellow peas
  15. pea starch
  16. chicken fat
  17. natural chicken flavor
  18. chicken heart
  19. chicken gizzard
  20. turkey giblets (liver, heart, gizzard)
  21. dried kelp
  22. whole pumpkin
  23. whole butternut squash
  24. whole zucchini
  25. whole carrots
  26. whole apples
  27. whole pears
  28. choline chloride
  29. vitamin E supplement
  30. mixed tocopherols (preservative)
  31. zinc proteinate
  32. kale
  33. spinach
  34. turnip greens
  35. beet greens
  36. whole cranberries
  37. whole blueberries
  38. vitamin A acetate
  39. vitamin D3 supplement
  40. vitamin B3 (niacin)
  41. vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate)
  42. vitamin B5 (calcium pantothenate)
  43. vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride)
  44. vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
  45. vitamin B12 supplement
  46. vitamin B9 (folic acid)
  47. dried chicory root
  48. turmeric
  49. althea root
  50. rose hips
  51. juniper berries
  52. copper proteinate
  53. rosemary extract
  54. citric acid (preservative)
  55. dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
  56. dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
  57. dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

ACANA Senior 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 Senior Recipe complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “ACANA Senior 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 Senior 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 Senior Recipe?

The first five ingredients by weight are Chicken, chicken meal, whole red lentils, whole green peas, turkey meal. The label lists 57 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in ACANA Senior 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 Senior 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 Senior Recipe been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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