Acana

Acana Highest Protein: Ranchlands Dog Recipe review

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

74.8/100Excellent

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

74.8/100Excellent

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

Beef

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 beef10%
Raw lamb9%
Raw pork liver8%Organ meat high up the list.
Beef meal, lamb meal, pork meal7% eachA matching meal for each red meat.
Red lentils, chickpeas, green peas
Pork fat, raw pork, raw trout5% eachTrout puts fish in this one too.
Pinto beans, green lentils, yellow peas, lentil fibre, pea starchLegumes bind it.
Fish oil3%
Raw beef liver, raw beef kidney, raw beef tripe2% down to 1%More organs at named percentages.
Kelp, yeast, salt, fruit, vegetables, botanicals

Choline and taurine join the zinc, copper, B vitamins and vitamins A, D3 and E, all dosed in print.

The highest calcium in the range at 1.93% of dry matter. It matters for a large-breed puppy; grown dogs will not notice.

Named ingredients

Raw beef (10%), raw lamb (9%), raw pork liver (8%), beef meal (7%), lamb meal (7%), pork meal (7%), whole red lentils, whole chickpeas, whole green peas, pork fat (5%), raw pork (5%), raw trout (5%), whole pinto beans, whole green lentils, whole yellow peas, fish oil (3%), raw beef liver (2%), lentil fibre, pea starch, raw beef kidney (1%), raw beef tripe (1%), dried kelp, yeast (s. cerevisiae), salt, 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

Lead meats: Raw beef, lamb and pork; Lamb and duck, fish, or chicken in the others.
Calcium, dry matter: 1.93%; Highest; the Pacifica is 1.36%.
Extra additives: Choline and taurine; Not listed on the other three.

The red meat build, best kept for grown dogs.

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

349.3 kcal/100g

Protein

35%

Fat

17%

Fibre

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

12%

Dry weight

Protein

39.8%

Fat

19.3%

Fibre

4.5%

Ash

9.7%

Carbs

26.7%

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

62%

Carbs

29.5%

Veg

0.4%

Oils

Other

0.2%

Pricing & size