Brand comparison
Acana vs Applaws: which dry food wins for cats?
Acana A (89/100) vs Applaws A (90/100). Applaws leads by 1 points on the PetFoodRate methodology. Full ingredient and sub-score breakdown.
First Feast Kitten
- Top ingredients
- 1 fresh chicken 24%
- 2 chicken dehydrated 14%
- 3 turkey 6%
- 4 white fish
- 5 chicken fat
Kitten
- Top ingredients
- 1 chicken dehydrated 47%
- 2 chicken fat
- 3 potato
- 4 beet pulp
- 5 salmon oil
Applaws wins: 90/100 (Excellent) against 89/100 for Acana.
5-dimension score breakdown
PetFoodRate scores every product on five independent dimensions. Here's how Acana and Applaws compare on each one.
| Dimension | Acana | Applaws |
|---|---|---|
| Proteins | A | A |
| Nutrition balance | A | A |
| Undesirables | A | A |
| Transparency | A | A |
| Adaptability | B | A |
| Total score | 89/100 | 90/100 |
Scores are deterministic and based on ingredient composition only. Read our full methodology to understand how each dimension is weighted.
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