ACANA Classics, Salmon and Barley Recipe
Confidence A
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Top findings
- +151st ingredient is named salmon — Salmon WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- -10Unnamed fish ingredient ("fish oil") — fish oil WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Why this score
Every point traces to a published rule with its source — nothing hand-adjusted, nothing sponsored.
Nutritional adequacystarted at 100, landed at 100
No adjustments — clean slate on this pillar
Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 73
- +151st ingredient is named salmon — Salmon WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +8Named animal meal in the top 3 (herring meal) — herring meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- -10Unnamed fish ingredient ("fish oil") — fish oil WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 100
- +5Natural preservation system — one bonus for the class — mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract ACVN — preservative systems in pet food
Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 68
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +8States where it is made — made in WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Weighted total: 87
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Salmon
- 2herring meal
- 3pearled barley
- 4whole peas
- 5oat groats
- 6pork fat
- 7whole oats
- 8lentil fiber
- 9natural fish flavor
- 10pea starch
- 11fish oil
- 12dicalcium phosphate
- 13calcium carbonate
- 14potassium chloride
- 15dried kelp
- 16choline chloride
- 17vitamin E supplement
- 18salt
- 19zinc proteinate
- 20vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
- 21mixed tocopherols (preservative)
- 22taurine
- 23vitamin A supplement
- 24vitamin D3 supplement
- 25iron proteinate
- 26whole apples
- 27whole butternut squash
- 28whole carrots
- 29collard greens
- 30whole pears
- 31whole pumpkin
- 32niacin
- 33thiamine mononitrate
- 34calcium pantothenate
- 35pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 36riboflavin
- 37folic acid
- 38vitamin B12 supplement
- 39copper proteinate
- 40citric acid (preservative)
- 41rosemary extract
- 42dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
- 43dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
- 44dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 25% | 28.4% |
| Crude fat | 15% | 17% |
| Crude fiber | 6% | 6.8% |
| Moisture | 12% | — |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages.
3305 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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