ACANA · HIGHEST PROTEIN
Acana Highest Protein Appalachian Ranch Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Acana Appalachian Ranch Dry Dog Food are Deboned Beef, Deboned Pork, Deboned Lamb, Lamb Meal, and Beef Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 26.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Pork
The clean flesh of the pig, used fresh.
Lamb
The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
Lamb Meal
Lamb that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water removed.
Beef Meal
Beef that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,405 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 33.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 17.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 6.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 26.0%
388 kcal per cup. This food is 88% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Beef, pork, lamb, lamb meal, beef meal, pork meal, whole red lentils, whole pinto beans, pork liver, beef fat, whole green lentils, whole chickpeas, catfish meal, pea starch, catfish, fish oil, lentil fiber, bison, natural pork flavor, whole green peas, whole yellow peas, beef liver, beef tripe, lamb tripe, lamb liver, beef kidney, pork kidney, collard greens, salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., dried kelp, zinc proteinate, whole pumpkin, whole butternut squash, whole apples, whole pears, mixed tocopherols (preservative), taurine, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, freeze-dried beef, freeze-dried lamb, freeze-dried pork, copper proteinate, dried chicory root, turmeric, sarsaparilla root, althea root, rosehips, juniper berries, citric acid (preservative), rosemary extract, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 33.0% | 37.5% | HIGH |
| FAT | 17.0% | 19.3% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 6.0% | 6.8% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 26.0% | 29.5% | LOW |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Acana range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | PUPPY | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 37.5% | 35.2% | 29.3% |
| CARB, DM | 30% | 31% | 43% |
| STARCH RATIO | 26.0% | 27.0% | 38.51% |
| KCAL / CUP | 388 | 408 | 398 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Acana. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.