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Mixing bowl composition
This is the ingredients list as printed on the packaging or manufacturer's website.
Think of the 'mixing bowl' composition like a recipe - all the ingredients you would need to put in a 'mixing bowl' in order to make the food.
Ingredients have to be listed in descending order of their weight so the higher it appears, the more there is.
Highlighted ingredients
Ingredients that we believe to be controversial or inferior are highlighted in yellow with particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredients in red.
As fed composition
While the 'mixing bowl' composition is useful for knowing what went into the food, it doesn't always reflect what your dog is actually eating. This is because the processes that turn the ingredients into the finished pet food can significantly alter the relative weights of the ingredients.
For this reason we've calculated the approximate 'as fed' percentages for the main ingredient categories in the finished product.
Please note that these figures are very approximate. They are estimates based on the information provided by the manufacturer in the ingredients list so the clearer the terminology and the more percentages they provide, the more accurate our estimates will be. Wherever information is lacking, we always assume the worst.
Ingredient categories
◉ Meat ingredients: includes all meat and fish ingredients except isolated fats/oils.
◉Added oils and fats: includes all isolated oil and fat ingredients.
◉ Carb-rich ingredients: includes all ingredients derived from grains, pseudo-grains, potatoes and other starchy root vegetables, sweet potato and legumes (except whole peas which are categorised under fruit and veg) except for isolated protein and extracted oils. Also includes fibre supplements.
◉ Fruit and veg: includes all whole vegetables and fruits.
◉ Other: all other ingredients. Mostly made up by nutritional supplements and additives.
For more information on any ingredient, please take a look at our Dog Food Ingredient Glossary
The dry matter level of a nutrient is the percentage there would be in the food if all of the water was removed.
With water taken out of the equation, these figures allow the nutrient levels of foods of different types (like wet and dry) to be compared on an even playing field.
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76.96 out of 100 - Good
Our unique product ratings are calculated based on a number of characteristics including the quality and quantity of the stated ingredients, certain nutritional and technological additives and the processing methods used to create the food. They are designed to indicate how beneficial we think a food is likely to be for the majority of dogs when fed on a daily basis for an extended period. Click here for more information
Country of origin:Canada
A technological additive is any substance added to a pet food "for a technological purpose and which favourably affects the characteristics of feed".
The most common categories of technological additives include preservatives and antioxidants, gelling agents and thickeners and probiotics.
While the primary effects of technoloical additives are certainly 'favourable' (increased shelf life in the case of preservatives & antioxidants, better food texture and consistency in the case of gelling agents and thickeners etc.) some have been linked to health problems in pets and should be treated with caution.
Unfortunately, many technological additives do not have to be declared by the manufacturer so just because they do not appear on the label does not necessarily mean they are not in the food. If in doubt, ask the manufacturer directly exactly what technological additives their foods contain.
Saija McGlashan •one year ago
Just wondering why all of my previous notes on the list of foods I had a year or two back are now radically "demoted" in terms of Nutritional Rating? For example, Acana Pacifica used to be 93%, and now (Sept 2023) the same product is 77% - quite the drop!Liss
Saija McGlashan
•one year ago
Did you ever find out why?Deborah Edmonds •2 years ago
My dog loved acana until they changed the packaging. Not clear on their website but the receipe is also different. My dog has been poorly since with upset stomach and sickness. She won't eat it now at all. Frustrating that website not clear and store also said it was exactly the same.Cmhabc123 •2 years ago
We are a bit short of money at the moment taking the hit from the shanghai lockdown so ordered this one. Its 20+ £s cheaper than orijen so thought I'd give it a go, its made by yhe same makers of orijen so was not too worried because my spaniel eats anything. Actually she won't eat it. I thought it was because of the hot weather. But its loads cooler now. I thought if I don't back down she will eat it because it's all there is. Its been 7 days of just eating enough to get by. Wish I hadnt ordered such a big bag. But the small bags aren't good value for money.mafooli •3 years ago
all of this variety have changed ingredients and now have an unnamed “fish oil† and “lake fish† in it and they’ve taken the chondroitin and glucosamine levels off. i think the nutrient panel has also slightly changed. they recently did this to the general “adult dog line† and didn’t tell anyone, when i emailed they didn’t seem bothered, which is odd for champion, who know any change in recipe should be told in advance to dog owners. thought you should be awareAndrew •4 years ago
Would this diet be good for a pug? He is 7kg want to give him the best. Recently his skin has become all red and itchy. Seen that this is hypoallergenic. Just not too sure on the carbs and fat though. Any recommendations would be fantastic.Dana •6 years ago
FRESH & RAW, THE ACANA WAY!FRESH: Our fresh ingredients meet the AAFCO standard: REFRIGERATION AS THE SOLE METHOD OF PRESERVATION.
RAW: AAFCO offers a variety of raw definitions, we use only one; OUR RAW INGREDIENTS ARE AS OUR FRESH, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THEY ARE FROZEN.
http://www.acanapetfoods.co...
SO, WHY DO YOU TELL US THAT IS Dry extruded complete FOOD??????????
Team AADF
Dana
•6 years ago
Hi Dana. Acana does use a lot of fresh ingredients but it then extrudes them to form a dry biscuit. You can find more information on extrusion and other forms of pet food here: https://www.allaboutdogfood...Dana
Team AADF
•6 years ago
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