ACANA Puppy Recipe
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- +151st ingredient is named chicken — Chicken 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 chicken — Chicken WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +8Named animal meal in the top 3 (chicken meal) — chicken 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
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
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Closest-scored foods of the same species and form.
Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Chicken
- 2turkey
- 3chicken meal
- 4whole green peas
- 5whole red lentils
- 6chicken fat
- 7turkey meal
- 8flounder
- 9eggs
- 10fish oil
- 11whole yellow peas
- 12lentil fiber
- 13chicken broth
- 14whole chickpeas
- 15whole green lentils
- 16whole pinto beans
- 17pea starch
- 18natural chicken flavor
- 19chicken liver
- 20chicken heart
- 21salt
- 22vitamin E supplement
- 23dried kelp
- 24zinc proteinate
- 25mixed tocopherols (preservative)
- 26whole pumpkin
- 27collard greens
- 28whole apples
- 29whole pears
- 30calcium pantothenate
- 31thiamine mononitrate
- 32freeze-dried chicken
- 33freeze-dried turkey
- 34riboflavin
- 35folic acid
- 36copper proteinate
- 37dried chicory root
- 38turmeric
- 39sarsaparilla root
- 40althea root
- 41rose hips
- 42juniper berries
- 43citric acid (preservative)
- 44rosemary extract
- 45dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
- 46dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
- 47dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 31% | 35.2% |
| Crude fat | 19% | 21.6% |
| Crude fiber | 5% | 5.7% |
| Moisture | 12% | — |
| Taurine | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for growth.
3575 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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