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Acana Puppy Small Breed Recipe review

Name: Acana Puppy Small Breed Recipe
Brand: Acana

75.8/100Excellent

DryPuppy

A meat-led growth formula sized for little dogs, in our Excellent band. Fresh chicken and chicken meal at 18% each head the list, with giblets and chicken fat at 7% each behind them. At 366 kcal per 100g, a small bowl carries a lot of day.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed puppies, the size this bag is portioned for
Little pups with modest appetites
Owners who like micronutrients printed with doses, from choline chloride to vitamin E
Cereal-free feeding, with lentils, peas and chickpeas in place of grain
Pups that thrive on a meat-heavy list

Worth watching

Calcium at 1.7% of dry matter suits small frames and runs above what large breed growth is planned to
Chicken, turkey, egg and fish together, so no use for an elimination diet
Rich at 20.0% fat, so level the scoop for a pup that gains easily

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

How this scores

How we score

75.8/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Written for small breed puppies; the chart asks 40g a day at 2kg rising to 120g by 9kg. Follow it upward and let condition set the pace.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Acana Puppy Small Breed Recipe 75.8

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

A fully dosed micronutrient panel and a list that keeps meat at the front lift it a step above the typical puppy kibble.

What's in it

Fresh chicken, chicken meal18% eachThe meal is dried first, so it counts for more than its share implies.
Whole red lentils, whole green peasLegumes, standing in for grain.
Fresh chicken giblets (liver, heart), chicken fat7% each
Turkey meal, fresh eggs4% eachA second bird, and an easily digested protein in the egg.
Raw hake, herring meal, fish oil4%, 4%, 3%Marine omega 3.
Green lentils, chickpeas, yellow peas, lentil fibre, pea starchCarbohydrate stays at 26.1% of dry matter.
Raw turkey livers1%
SaltA palatability entry, worth knowing if you watch sodium.
Dried kelpTrace minerals.
Pumpkin, squash, carrots, apples, pears, greens, berries, botanicals

A fully itemised panel: choline chloride at 700 mg, zinc at 112.5 mg, a complete B group and vitamins A, D3 and E, with a live Enterococcus faecium culture.

Calcium at 1.7% of dry matter is right for small breed growth, not for a large breed pup.

Named ingredients

Fresh chicken (18%), chicken meal (18%), whole red lentils, whole green peas, fresh chicken giblets (liver, heart) (7%), chicken fat (7%), turkey meal (4%), fresh eggs (4%), raw hake (4%), herring meal (4%), fish oil (3%), whole green lentils, whole chickpeas, whole yellow peas, lentil fibre, pea starch, raw turkey livers (1%), salt, dried kelp, fresh whole pumpkin, fresh whole butternut squash, fresh whole carrots, fresh whole apples, fresh whole pears, fresh whole zucchini, dried chicory root, fresh kale, fresh spinach, fresh turnip greens, fresh beet greens, whole cranberries, whole blueberries, whole saskatoon berries, turmeric, milk thistle, burdock root, lavender, marshmallow root, rosehips.

Against the range

Chicken heads the list twice, with turkey, egg, hake and herring named behind it. Every plant entry is a legume, so there is no cereal, and a long tail of fruit, greens and botanicals follows. The vitamin and mineral panel is fully dosed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

366 kcal/100g

Protein

33%

Fat

20%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

12%

Dry weight

Protein

37.5%

Fat

22.7%

Fibre

5.7%

Ash

Carbs

26.1%

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

56%

Carbs

29.2%

Veg

0.6%

Oils

10%

Other

4.3%

Pricing & size