ACANA Red Meat Recipe
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- +151st ingredient is named beef — Beef 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 beef — Beef WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +8Named animal meal in the top 3 (beef meal) — beef 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.
- 1Beef
- 2pork
- 3beef meal
- 4whole red lentils
- 5whole pinto beans
- 6whole green peas
- 7pork meal
- 8beef fat
- 9whole green lentils
- 10whole chickpeas
- 11whole yellow peas
- 12lamb
- 13fish oil
- 14lentil fiber
- 15natural pork flavor
- 16pea starch
- 17beef tripe
- 18beef liver
- 19beef kidney
- 20pork liver
- 21pork kidney
- 22salt
- 23vitamin E supplement
- 24dried kelp
- 25whole pumpkin
- 26zinc proteinate
- 27collard greens
- 28whole apples
- 29whole pears
- 30mixed tocopherols (preservative)
- 31taurine
- 32calcium pantothenate
- 33freeze-dried beef
- 34freeze-dried pork
- 35freeze-dried lamb
- 36riboflavin
- 37folic acid
- 38vitamin A acetate
- 39vitamin D3 supplement
- 40dried chicory root
- 41turmeric
- 42sarsaparilla root
- 43althea root
- 44rose hips
- 45juniper berries
- 46citric acid (preservative)
- 47rosemary extract
- 48dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
- 49dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
- 50dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 29% | 33% |
| Crude fat | 17% | 19.3% |
| Crude fiber | 6% | 6.8% |
| Moisture | 12% | — |
| Taurine | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages.
3405 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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