The Comparison
One Food, One Method
One food so far. Add another and the same five measures run against both.
Open Your Saved Comparison| 01 Acana Puppy Swap Remove | + Add A Food | + Add A Food | + Add A Food | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Puppy 35.2% | |||
| 02 Carbohydrate Load, Dry Matter Lower Is Better Estimated, 6% ash assumed. Estimated, not measured. It is what is left of the guaranteed analysis once protein, fat, fiber and moisture are taken out, with ash assumed at 6%. That leftover is mostly starch but also carries sugars and the fiber a crude-fiber test misses, so read it as a close estimate rather than an exact figure. Measured as fed, the same basis as the bag. | 01 Puppy 31% 27.0% as fed | |||
| 03 Named Proteins In The First Five Count of named animal proteins. The count matches any named animal word in the opening five ingredients, so it also counts animal fats and flavourings as proteins. It is shown because it is one of the five measured lines, but it is too rough to call a winner on. | 01 Puppy 3 of 5 | |||
| 04 Flagged Additives Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Puppy None | |||
| 05 Brand Recall History Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Puppy None | |||
| Starch, As Fed Estimated, not measured. It is what is left of the guaranteed analysis once protein, fat, fiber and moisture are taken out, with ash assumed at 6%. That leftover is mostly starch but also carries sugars and the fiber a crude-fiber test misses, so read it as a close estimate rather than an exact figure. Measured as fed, the same basis as the bag. | 01 Puppy 27.0% | |||
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Puppy 408 | |||
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Puppy Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, whole green peas, whole red lentils |
Swap A Food
Replacing column 01.
From The Same Line
- Acana Free-Run Poultry 33.0% protein Swap In
- Acana Light & Fit 37.5% protein Swap In
- Acana Freshwater Fish Blend 33.0% protein Swap In
- Acana Red Meat 33.0% protein Swap In
- Acana Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains 33.0% protein Swap In
- Acana Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains 30.7% protein Swap In
Every figure here is the food's own. Protein and carbohydrate are converted to dry matter so foods of different moisture can be set beside each other; starch is estimated from the guaranteed analysis with ash assumed at 6.0%, and the recall record belongs to the manufacturer rather than to the recipe. Two rows are printed but never marked: the named-protein count, because the detection behind it is too rough to call a winner on, and calories, because neither more nor fewer is better without knowing the dog.
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