ACANA Adult Dog
(Chicken & Greens) FOR ALL BREEDS AND LIFE STAGES
Just like his wild cousins, your dog is a carnivore, designed to thrive on whole game and possessing a biological need for a diet rich and varied in fresh, whole meat.
That’s why we loaded ACANA Adult Dog with free-run chicken, wild-caught flounder, and cage-free eggs — farmed or fished in our region by people we know and trust and delivered FRESH or RAW in WholePrey ratios, so they’re brimming with goodness and taste.
Free of grains or gluten, ACANA is rich in meat proteins to promote lean muscle mass and peak physical conditioning.
Prepared in our award-winning kitchen from Canada’s best and freshest ingredients, Biologically Appropriate ACANA keeps your dog healthy, happy, and strong — guaranteed.
Read our ingredients and we think you’ll agree!
Meat Math
It's All About The Meat!
Modern dogs are built like their ancestors and we believe they should eat like them, too.
How do you know if your dog’s food is Biologically Appropriate? It’s simple, just answer the three meat questions.
HOW MUCH MEAT?
- ACANA Adult Dog is loaded with 60% meat — up to twice as much as most pet specialty dog foods.
HOW MUCH FRESH MEAT?
- 1/3 of the meat in ACANA is FRESH, supplying essential nutrients in their most nourishing form, and 2/3 are dried or oils to provide a strong and natural source of protein.
HOW MANY MEATS?
- ACANA Dog foods feature fresh meats in WholePrey ratios that include meat, organs, and cartilage or bone to supply nutrients naturally and completely.
- Free-run chicken – meat, liver, heart, kidney, and cartilage or bone, fresh from prairie farms.
- Wild-caught flounder – whole and fresh from North Vancouver Island.
In nature there are no synthetic supplements, and dogs and wolves derive their nutritional needs by consuming prey animals; muscle meat provides protein; liver, kidney, and tripe supply vitamins and minerals; and cartilage and bone deliver calcium and phosphorus.
Ingredients
CANADA’S BEST AND FRESHEST INGREDIENTS
ACANA Adult Dog features an rich variety of farm-fresh ingredients that are raised or fished by people we know and trust, and delivered to our award-winning kitchen fresh or raw.
Fresh chicken meat (11%), chicken meal (10%), turkey meal (10%), red lentils, whole green peas (9%), field beans (8%), fresh chicken giblets (liver, heart, kidney) (6%), herring meal (5%), chicken fat (5%), green lentils (5%), whole yellow peas (4%), cage-free eggs (4%), fresh whole flounder (4%), herring oil (3%), sun-cured alfalfa (3%), pea fibre, fresh chicken cartilage (2%), dried brown kelp, fresh whole pumpkin, fresh whole butternut squash, fresh whole parsnips, fresh kale, fresh spinach, fresh mustard greens, fresh turnip greens, fresh whole carrots, fresh Red Delicious apples, fresh Bartlett pears, freeze-dried chicken liver, freeze-dried turkey liver, fresh whole cranberries, fresh whole blueberries, chicory root, turmeric, milk thistle, burdock root, lavender, marshmallow root, rose hips.
SUPPLEMENTS: Zinc chelate. Vitamin E (preservative).
*Contains mixed tocopherols (a tocopherol rich extract of natural origin- Vitamin E and Rosemary Oil). Also contains the probiotic Enterococcus faecium.
Analysis
DESIGNED FOR CARNIVORES
They might look different, but your dog shares his anatomy with the grey wolf – which means he’s evolved as a carnivore and adapted for a diet rich in meat, protein, and fat.
Based on this biological fact, and to produce a nutritional analysis that mirrors the diet Mother Nature would provide for your dog, ACANA features richly nourishing proteins and fats.
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GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude protein (min.) 29 % Fat content (min.) 17 % Crude ash (max.) 7 % Crude fibres (max.) 5 % Moisture (max.) 12 % Calcium (min.) 1.3 % Phosphorus (min.) 1 % Omega-6 fatty acids (min.) 2.6 % Omega-3 fatty acids (min.) 1 % DHA (min.) 0.3 % EPA (min.) 0.3 % Glucosamine (min.) 1200 mg/kg Chondroitin sulfate (min.) 900 mg/kg Linoleic acid (min.) 2.4 % Carbohydrate (NFE) 30 % -
VITAMINS & MINERALS
VITAMINS
Vitamin A 12.5 KIU/kg Vitamin D3 1,450 IU/kg Vitamin E 150 IU/kg Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 11 mg/kg Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 10 mg/kg Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 65 mg/kg Vitamin B5 (Pan. Acid) 24 mg/kg Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 6.3 mg/kg Vitamin B12 0.2 mg/kg Folic Acid 2 mg/kg Choline 2,300 mg/kg MINERALS
Sodium 0.34 % Chloride 0.50 % Potassium 0.75 % Magnesium 0.10 % Iron 140 mg/kg Zinc 170 mg/kg Copper 20 mg/kg Manganese 14 mg/kg Iodine 1.7 mg/kg Selenium 0.6 mg/kg -
AMINO ACIDS
Lysine 2.13 % Threonine 1.20 % Methionine 0.63 % Isoleucine 1.28 % Leucine 2.20 % Valine 1.53 % Arginine 2.13 % Phenylalanine 1.33 % Histidine 0.7 % Tryptophan 0.33 % Cystine 0.31 % Tyrosine 0.82 % Methionine-Cystiene 0.94 % Phenylalanine-Tyrosine 2.15 % -
BOTANICAL INCLUSIONS
Chicory root 400 mg/kg Turmeric 100 mg/kg Milk thistle 100 mg/kg Burdock root 100 mg/kg Lavender 100 mg/kg Marshmallow root 100 mg/kg Rosehips 100 mg/kg
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Feeding
YOUR DOG IS SPECIAL
ACANA benefits dogs of every variety. Just like you, your dog is unique with feeding requirements that vary with environment, age, and activity.
The table supplied in the product images provides a starting point to be adjusted as needed to maintain optimum weight and peak conditioning. We suggest monitoring your dog’s weight and adjusting rations as needed. We recommend feeding twice daily and always keeping fresh, clean water available.
† Use a standard 250ml/120g measuring cup. Serve dry or lightly moistened. See your veterinarian regularly. To help maintain freshness, we recommend sealing the bag tightly and storing it in a cool, dry location.
CALORIE DISTRIBUTION
Unique compared to conventional foods, ACANA delivers more calories from protein and fat and fewer calories from carbohydrates, reducing the risk of obesity and promoting your dog’s peak health.
Metabolizable Energy is 3510 kcal/kg (421 kcal per 250ml/120g cup), with 29% from protein, 30% from fruits and vegetables, and 41% from fat.
Nature's Rules
BIOLOGICALLY APPROPRIATE
MEAT-BASED FOODS THAT MIRROR YOUR PUPPY’S EVOLUTIONARY DIET.
The grey wolf is ancestor to all dogs. And while years of breeding have produced hundreds of ‘different-looking wolves’, the internal workings of modern puppies and their wolf cousins remain unchanged, so it’s no surprise that their dietary needs remain the same too.
Our award-winning Biologically Appropriate philosophy is simple: mirror the quantity, freshness, and variety of meat that puppies have evolved to eat, while limiting synthetic ingredients that don’t belong in your puppy’s natural diet.
RICH IN MEAT (70%)
- Your puppy is biologically adapted for a diet rich in meat. That’s why we loaded ACANA Puppy & Junior with 70% meat, including free-run chicken, wild-caught flounder, and cage-free eggs sourced from regional farms deemed fit for human consumption.
- Compare to conventional puppy foods which often contain very little meat, and seldom from the human consumption chain
HIGH FRESH MEAT INCLUSIONS (1/3)
- Fresh meats are in their most natural and nourishing form. That’s why 1/3 of the poultry, fish, and eggs in ACANA are authentically fresh and loaded with goodness and taste, and the other 2/3 are dried to provide a rich, natural source of meat protein. All animals deemed fit for human consumption — a rarity among today’s pet food makers.
- Compare to conventional dog foods which seldom contain authentically fresh meats.
A VARIETY OF WHOLE MEATS (3)
- In nature, dogs benefit from an assortment of prey animals. That’s why ACANA features a diversity of free-run chicken, cage-free eggs, and whole fish, all in richly nourishing WholePrey ratios of meat, organs, and cartilage or bone that mimic the natural diet, eliminating the long lists of synthetic additives in conventional dog foods.
- Compare to conventional dog foods which feature one or two meats, seldom in WholePrey ratios, and feature long lists of synthetic additives.
RICH IN MEAT PROTEIN (33%)
- ACANA derives its rich protein content from quality animal ingredients, supporting lean muscle mass and nourishing your dog according to his evolutionary needs.
- Compare to conventional dog foods which are either typically low in protein (and high in carbohydrates) or use inappropriate plant protein concentrates to elevate their protein claims.