ACANA
Puppy Large Breed
Overall score78/100· Good
Summary
The deciding signal in ACANA Puppy Large Breed is the contrast between protein quality at A and nutritional balance at C. Its final result is 78/100 (B). Declared values are 33 % crude protein and not disclosed crude fat; our mapping links Fresh chicken, Lentils and Peas.
This recipe's evidence fingerprint is protein A, nutrition C, undesirables A, transparency C, suitability B. Its reviewed label reports protein 33 %, fibre 6 %, ash 7 %. The linked ingredients are Fresh chicken, Lentils, Peas, Alfalfa, Dehydrated chicken; 1 of these 5 ingredients carries an explicit percentage.
Sub-scores
Composition analysed
Fresh chicken meat (16%), dehydrated chicken meat (15%), dehydrated turkey meat (14%), red lentils, whole green peas, fresh chicken innards (liver, heart, kidneys) (6%), dehydrated herring (4%), fresh whole egg (4%), fresh flounder meat (4%), herring oil (3%), alfalfa (2%), beans (2%), green lentils, whole yellow peas, pea fibre, chicken fat (2%), fresh chicken cartilage (2%), dried tang, brown, fresh whole pumpkin, fresh whole watermelon, fresh whole parsnip, fresh kale, fresh spinach, fresh savoy cabbage, fresh beet leaves, fresh whole carrots, fresh Red Delicious apples, fresh Bartlett pears. Freeze-dried chicken liver, freeze-dried turkey liver, whole fresh cranberries, whole fresh blueberries, chicory root, turmeric, milk thistle, burdock root, rose hip.
Original source composition (German)
Frisches Hühnerfleisch (16%), dehydriertes Hühnerfleisch (15%), dehydriertes Putenfleisch (14%), rote linsen, ganze grüne Erbsen, frische Hühnerinnereien (Leber, Herz, Nieren) (6%), dehydrierter Hering (4%), frisches Vollei (4%), frisches Flunderfleisch (4%), Heringsöl (3%), Luzerne (2%), bohnen (2%), grüne linsen, ganze gelbe Erbsen, erbsenfasern, hühnerfett (2%), frische Hühnerknorpel (2%), getrockneter Tang, braun, frischer ganzer Kürbis, frische ganze Wassermelone, frische ganze Pastinake, frischer Grünkohl, frischer Spinat, frischer Wirsing, frische Rübenblätter, frische ganze Möhren, frische Red-Delicious-Äpfel, frische Bartlett-Birnen. Gefriergetrocknete Hühnerleber, gefriergetrocknete Putenleber, ganze frische Cranberrys, ganze frische Heidelbeeren, Zichorienwurzel, Kurkuma, Mariendistel, Klettenwurzel, Hagebutte.
- AFresh chickenprotein
- BLentilscereal
- BPeascereal
- BAlfalfa2%fiber
- ADehydrated chickenprotein
Nutritional analysis
- Crude protein
- 33%
- Crude fat
- 0%
- Ash
- 7%
- Fibre
- 6%
- Moisture
- 0%
Strengths
- Measured strong point: protein quality, graded A
- Two published markers: 33 % crude protein, not disclosed crude fat
- The mapping includes Fresh chicken and covers 5 ingredients
Weaknesses
- Nutritional balance is limited to grade C
- Moisture cannot inform the verdict because it is not declared
- Mapped ingredients with an explicit percentage: 1
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