Acana

Acana Highest Protein: Pacifica Dog Recipe review

Name: Acana Highest Protein: Pacifica Dog Recipe
Brand: Acana

76.1/100Excellent

DryPuppyAdult

Flavour

Acana's meat-densest line, and all four recipes sit in our Excellent band. Raw meats and dried meals are stacked at the top of every label, with organ cuts at named percentages among them. The builds run from all fish to three red meats, and each one is listed from puppy to senior.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that do well on a meat-heavy bowl, at 35% declared protein
Active adults with real work or long walks to fuel
Rotating between beef and lamb, or fish and poultry, without changing the recipe underneath
Dogs kept off land meats. The Pacifica builds its animal side from fish alone
Owners who like organ meats named with a percentage beside them

Worth watching

Several species in every recipe, so only the Pacifica comes near an elimination diet
Fish in all four, as whole fish, trout or fish oil
Dense food for a dog whose exercise is mostly ornamental. Measure the portions

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

76.1/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Every recipe is listed for puppies, adults and seniors of all sizes. For a large-breed puppy, check calcium first: the Pacifica and Wild Prairie sit lowest.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Wild Prairie Dog Recipe 76.8
Grasslands Dog Recipe 76.4
Pacifica Dog Recipe 76.1
Ranchlands Dog Recipe 74.8

All four Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

All four finish within a few points of each other, carried by high declared meat and labels that name every species.

What's in it

Raw whole herring, raw salmon13% eachFish leads, and fish is all there is on the animal side.
Raw flounder7%
Herring meal, salmon meal, blue whiting meal7% eachDried fish meals.
Red lentils, chickpeas, green peas, green lentilsThe legume binding.
Fish oil6%The highest fish oil share in the range.
Raw whole hake, raw whole rockfish5% eachSix named fish in all.
Pinto beans, yellow peas, pea starch, lentil fibre
Sunflower oil
Kelp, yeast, fruit, vegetables, botanicals

Zinc, copper, the B vitamins and vitamin E, all dosed in print.

The only recipe in the range with no land meat at all.

Named ingredients

Raw whole herring (13%), raw salmon (13%), raw flounder (7%), herring meal (7%), salmon meal (7%), blue whiting meal (7%), whole red lentils, whole chickpeas, whole green peas, whole green lentils, fish oil (6%), raw whole hake (5%), raw whole rockfish (5%), whole pinto beans, whole yellow peas, pea starch, sunflower oil, lentil fibre, dried kelp, yeast (s. cerevisiae), fresh whole pumpkin, fresh whole butternut squash, fresh whole carrots, fresh whole apples, fresh whole pears, fresh whole zucchini, fresh kale, fresh spinach, fresh turnip greens, fresh beet greens, whole cranberries, whole blueberries, dried chicory root, turmeric, sarsaparilla root, althea root, rosehips, juniper berries.

Against the range

Animals on the label: Fish only, six species; The other three mix land meats with trout or herring.
Fish oil: 6%; 2% to 3% elsewhere.
Calcium, dry matter: 1.36%; Lowest in the range; up to 1.93% in the Ranchlands.

For a dog kept away from land meats, this is the obvious one, and the easiest on a growing large-breed pup.

Four grain-free recipes, each declaring 35% protein, which converts to 39.8% of dry matter on every one. Raw or fresh meats lead, matching meals hold the protein through cooking, and liver appears in all four. Kidney and tripe join the lamb and beef builds.

The binding is all legume: lentils, chickpeas, pinto beans and peas, with pea starch and lentil fibre. Fish runs through every recipe, and estimated carbohydrate sits between 26.7% and 28.4% of dry matter. What changes is the animal mix, and calcium with it.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

354.5 kcal/100g

Protein

35%

Fat

17%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

12%

Dry weight

Protein

39.8%

Fat

19.3%

Fibre

4.5%

Ash

Carbs

28.4%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

47%

Carbs

29.4%

Veg

0.3%

Oils

6.3%

Other

17.1%

Pricing & size