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ACANA Singles Lamb & Apple Recipe
Dry · All life stages · Small, Medium, Large
ACANA Singles Lamb & Apple Recipe is a dry dog food for dogs of any age. The maker lists it for small, medium, large dogs. Lamb heads the ingredient list, so by weight before cooking there is more of it than anything else. The named animal proteins are lamb. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 35.2% protein, 19.3% fat and 32.8% carbohydrate, at 388 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.
- 35.2%
- Protein
- 19.3%
- Fat
- 32.8%
- Carbs
Estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fiber and ash (ash assumed 7% of dry matter). Not printed on the label.
- Calories per cup
- 388kcal
- Calories per kg
- 3,405kcal
- Format
- Dry
- Life stage
- All life stages
- Dog sizes
- Small, Medium, Large
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Protein (min) | 31% | 35.2% |
| Fat (min) | 17% | 19.3% |
| Fiber (max) | 5% | 5.7% |
| Moisture (max) | 12% | – |
Food score
Excellent86 out of 100
- Ingredient quality
- 33/35
- Protein
- 19.5/25
- Carbohydrate load
- 13.6/20
- 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 ingredientLamb
- Several named proteins in the first five ingredientsLamb, lamb meal, lamb liver
- Whole fruit, vegetables or added culturessweet potato, lentil fiber, whole pumpkin, dried kelp, 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.
How much your dog needs
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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
- lambpeas & legumesfishyeast
- May contain
- –
- Not found
- chickenbeefdairyeggwheatcornsoypork
Ingredients
In label order. Ingredients are listed by weight before cooking, heaviest first.
- Lamb
- lamb meal
- lamb liver
- sweet potato
- whole chickpeas
- fish oil
- whole lentils
- lentil fiber
- whole apples
- sunflower oil
- natural lamb flavor
- lamb tripe
- whole pumpkin
- whole cranberries
- salt
- choline chloride
- taurine
- dried kelp
- zinc proteinate
- vitamin E supplement
- mixed tocopherols (preservative)
- selenium yeast
- niacin
- thiamine mononitrate
- calcium pantothenate
- pyridoxine hydrochloride
- riboflavin
- folic acid
- vitamin B12 supplement
- copper proteinate
- freeze-dried lamb
- dried chicory root
- turmeric
- 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 LAMB & APPLE RECIPE is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages – except for growth of large breed dogs (70lbs 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 Singles Lamb & Apple Recipe complete and balanced?
The label carries this statement: “ACANA LAMB & APPLE RECIPE is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages – except for growth of large breed dogs (70lbs or more as an adult)”
How much ACANA Singles Lamb & Apple 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 Singles Lamb & Apple Recipe?
The first five ingredients by weight are Lamb, lamb meal, lamb liver, sweet potato, whole chickpeas. The label lists 38 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.
How much protein is in ACANA Singles Lamb & Apple 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 Singles Lamb & Apple Recipe contain common allergens?
Our ingredient dictionary matches these groups in the label: lamb, peas & legumes, fish, yeast. A match means the group is named in the ingredient list, not that a given dog will react to it.
Has ACANA Singles Lamb & Apple Recipe been recalled?
No recall for this product appears in our records.
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- Fat
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