78/100Excellent
Acana
Acana dog food review
Nineteen dry products make up Acana with us, and there is no wet or raw here. The brand average lands in our Excellent band, held up by transparency, which is Outstanding on every recipe. Most of the list is grain free and chicken is the main protein. Protein and processing caps it, reading Good on eighteen products.
Average score
74
out of 100
Value
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not yet rated
Ingredient clarity
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Foods reviewed
12
Dry
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 12
- Food types
- Dry
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Grain-free, High energy, Weight management, Single protein
Currently reviewed Acana foods
- 178/100
- 277/100
- 376/100
- 476/100
- 576/100
- 676/100
- 776/100
- 873/100
- 972/100
- 1072/100
- 1171/100
- 1264/100
Price & value
- Cost from
- ≈ £1.04 a day
- Typical cost per day
- ≈ £1.40 a day
Estimated for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide and price per kilo.
Best for
Grain-free kibbleEvery life stage from puppy to seniorSmall and large breed recipesSingle-protein feeders
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 12 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
Acana: the closer look
The range
Nineteen dry products. Acana Highest Protein holds four recipes, with three each in Classics and Singles. The rest are single recipes such as the small breed, large breed, senior, puppy, light and sport formulas. Sixteen labels are adult, twelve puppy and ten senior.
Ingredients
Chicken leads on ten products, with lamb, fish, beef, poultry and duck behind it. A grain free flag sits on sixteen recipes, and four run on a single protein. Taurine goes on the Highest Protein, Classics and Singles labels.
Nutrition
Protein as fed sits at 35.0% on the Highest Protein recipes, 31.0% on Singles and 27.0% on Classics. Energy runs from 307 kcal per 100g on the light recipe to 372 on the sport recipe. Nutritional balance reads Outstanding on ten products.
Strengths
- Outstanding transparency on every recipe
- Grain-free on sixteen products
- Recipes for every life stage
Limitations
- Dry food only
- Protein and processing reads Good throughout
- Classics recipes read a band lower
Where it is less of a fit
- If wet or raw is the better fit for your dog, check the formats, since all nineteen products are dry
- If the Classics recipes should match the rest, check their band, as those three sit at Good
- If a higher processing read matters, check that pillar: protein and processing is Good on eighteen of the nineteen
Score overview
Transparency is Outstanding on all nineteen recipes and nutritional balance is Outstanding on ten of them, which is what lifts the brand into our Excellent band. Protein and processing holds it there, Good on eighteen products, as it is on most kibble. The Classics recipes read Good, a band below the rest of the list.
The average score is the mean of each product's overall score out of 100 (using the best-scoring variety per product), not a flat average across every variety.
Figures are derived from current catalogue data for this brand's active foods, and the editorial read is ours. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. This is guidance, not veterinary advice. Last reviewed 9 September 2026.
All Acana dog foods
12 foods, ranked by score
77/100Excellent4 varieties
76/100Excellent
76/100Excellent
76/100Excellent
76/100Excellent
76/100Excellent
73/100Excellent
72/100Excellent
72/100Excellent
71/100Excellent3 varieties
64/100Good3 varieties
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Acana — common questions
Is Acana good dog food?
Across 12 reviewed foods, Acana averages 74/100, which we rate Excellent. It suits grain-free kibble, every life stage from puppy to senior, small and large breed recipes, single-protein feeders.
Which Acana dog food scores highest?
Acana Sport & Agility Recipe leads the range at 78/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Acana best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to grain-free kibble, every life stage from puppy to senior, small and large breed recipes, single-protein feeders. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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