ACANA Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains 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 60
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Weighted total: 87
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
Compare with
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
- 4oat groats
- 5whole sorghum
- 6whole millet
- 7pork meal
- 8whole oats
- 9beef fat
- 10lamb
- 11fish oil
- 12ground miscanthus grass
- 13natural pork flavor
- 14beef liver
- 15pork liver
- 16pork kidney
- 17beef tripe
- 18beef kidney
- 19potassium chloride
- 20whole butternut squash
- 21whole pumpkin
- 22salt
- 23taurine
- 24choline chloride
- 25vitamin E supplement
- 26dried kelp
- 27zinc proteinate
- 28mixed tocopherols (preservative)
- 29vitamin D3 supplement
- 30vitamin A acetate
- 31niacin
- 32thiamine mononitrate
- 33riboflavin
- 34calcium pantothenate
- 35pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 36folic acid
- 37vitamin B12 supplement
- 38dried chicory root
- 39turmeric
- 40sarsaparilla root
- 41althea root
- 42rose hips
- 43juniper berries
- 44citric acid (preservative)
- 45rosemary extract
- 46dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
- 47dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
- 48dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 27% | 30.7% |
| 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.
3370 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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