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Acana Red Meat Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 4 ingredients of Acana Red Meat Formula Dry Dog Food are Deboned Beef, Deboned Pork, Beef Meal, and Whole Red Lentils. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 30.0%.
- 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.
Beef Meal
Beef that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Red Lentils
Lentils of the red variety, which are hulled and split so they cook down quickly.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,405 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 29.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 17.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 6.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 30.0%
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, beef meal, whole red lentils, whole pinto beans, whole green peas, pork meal, beef fat, whole green lentils, whole chickpeas, whole yellow peas, lamb, fish oil, lentil fiber, natural pork flavor, pea starch, beef tripe, beef liver, beef kidney, pork liver, pork kidney, 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., vitamin E supplement, dried kelp, whole pumpkin, zinc proteinate, collard greens, whole apples, whole pears, mixed tocopherols (preservative), taurine, calcium pantothenate, freeze-dried beef, freeze-dried pork, freeze-dried lamb, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, dried chicory root, turmeric, sarsaparilla root, althea root, rose hips, 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 | 29.0% | 33.0% | HIGH |
| FAT | 17.0% | 19.3% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 6.0% | 6.8% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 30.0% | 34.1% | TYPICAL |
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 | 33.0% | 35.2% | 29.3% |
| CARB, DM | 34% | 31% | 43% |
| STARCH RATIO | 30.0% | 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.