ACANA · HIGHEST PROTEIN
Acana Highest Protein Meadowland Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Acana Meadowland Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Deboned Turkey, Chicken Liver, Turkey Giblets, and Chicken Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 26.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Turkey
The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Chicken Liver
The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,440 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%
392 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
Deboned chicken, deboned turkey, chicken liver, turkey giblets (liver, heart, gizzard), chicken meal, catfish meal, whole red lentils, whole pinto beans, pollock meal, chicken fat, whole green lentils, whole chickpeas, lentil fiber, pea starch, catfish, eggs, rainbow trout, fish oil, natural chicken flavor, whole green peas, whole yellow peas, chicken heart, 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), riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin A acetate, vitamin E supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, freeze-dried chicken, freeze-dried turkey, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, 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 | 392 | 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.