ACANA Singles Beef & Pumpkin 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 77
- +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
- +42 whole fruits/veg/omega sources in the top 12 — sweet potato, pumpkin 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 67
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +7Publishes a full typical analysis WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Weighted total: 89
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Beef
- 2beef meal
- 3beef liver
- 4sweet potato
- 5whole chickpeas
- 6beef fat
- 7whole lentils
- 8whole pumpkin
- 9fish oil
- 10lentil fiber
- 11natural flavor
- 12beef tripe
- 13whole cranberries
- 14salt
- 15choline chloride
- 16taurine
- 17dried kelp
- 18vitamin E supplement
- 19zinc proteinate
- 20mixed tocopherols (preservative)
- 21vitamin D3 supplement
- 22niacin
- 23thiamine mononitrate
- 24calcium pantothenate
- 25pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 26riboflavin
- 27folic acid
- 28vitamin B12 supplement
- 29copper proteinate
- 30freeze-dried beef
- 31dried chicory root
- 32turmeric
- 33citric acid (preservative)
- 34rosemary extract
- 35dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
- 36dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
- 37dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 31% | 35.2% |
| Crude fat | 17% | 19.3% |
| Crude fiber | 5% | 5.7% |
| Moisture | 12% | — |
| Ash | 10% | 11.4% |
| Taurine | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages.
3405 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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