THE FOOD YOU CHOOSE FOR YOUR DOG IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS YOU MAKE.
ACANA is a different class of food that mimics your dog's evolutionary diet. "BIOLOGICALLY APPROPRIATE" as it reflects the quantity, freshness, and variety of meats dogs have eaten throughout their evolutionary development, limiting the carbohydrate content and synthetic ingredients in the composition.
ACANA FOOD FOLLOWS THE 5 PRINCIPLES OF A BIOLOGICALLY APPROPRIATE DIET:
· RICH IN MEAT AND PROTEIN
All dogs have sharp teeth and an organism designed to break down proteins and fats from meat and fish. This is why ACANA contains up to 75% meat – three times more than commercial dog foods. With no pea or potato protein content, ACANA provides protein from animal products (not plants), maintaining lean muscle mass and providing complete nutrition for your dog.
· HIGH CONTENT OF FRESH MEAT
Up to 1/2 of the meat and fish included in the food are fresh or chilled, providing your dog with the necessary nutrients in their most natural form. 100% of the meat is fit for human consumption before being included in the food.
· WIDE VARIETY OF MEATS (excluding the Singles line)
In nature, dogs benefit from diverse sources of protein. This variety is often lacking in commercial dog foods, which usually have only one source of protein such as chicken or lamb, highly processed and rarely fresh. That's why ACANA offers a rich variety of fresh meats, providing all the necessary nutrients for your dog's growth, development, and long life.
· WHOLEPREY MEAT RATIOS
In nature, predators, like wolves and wild cats, eat their prey whole, getting all the necessary nutrients from it. WholePrey represents the evolution in ACANA foods, including fresh meat, organs, cartilage, and bones in ratios that mimic their natural occurrence and eliminate the need to add synthetic elements to your pets' diet.
MEAT provides protein, fats, vitamin A, B, D, and K, copper, chromium, folic acid, iron, magnesium, potassium, selenium, and zinc. ORGANS are a source of vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, and amino acids. CARTILAGE AND BONES are a rich source of minerals, including calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and potassium - all in their natural form and easily absorbed by the body.
· LIMITED CARBOHYDRATE QUANTITY
Although dogs do not need carbohydrates, commercial foods contain a large amount of high-glycemic carbohydrates, such as potatoes and tapioca, which are often a leading cause of obesity and diabetes. That's why ACANA limits the total amount of carbohydrates and replaces fast-digesting carbohydrates with healthy, low-glycemic fruits and vegetables.
ACANA food is produced in Champion Pet Foods' own NORTH STAR factory in Canada, where every stage of production is controlled - from where and how the ingredients are grown, to developing the food's composition and packaging, observing strict health standards and safety procedures.
ACANA FREE-RUN DUCK (for dogs of all ages, of all breeds) CONTAINS:
50% MEAT, 1/2 of which is fresh, with excellent nutritional qualities, and 1/2 is dried at a low temperature as a premium protein source. ONLY 1 type of meat is included in the WholePrey ratio of meat, organs, and cartilage:
· Free-run ducks – meat, liver, heart, kidney, and cartilage – fresh, from regional Canadian farms.
50% FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND HERBS
0% GRAINS, POTATOES, TAPIOCA, GMO
INGREDIENTS: fresh duck meat (18%), dried duck meat (17%), green peas, red lentils, fresh duck giblets (liver, heart, kidney) (7%), duck fat (6%), fresh Bartlett pears (4%) pinto beans, green lentils, yellow peas, dried duck cartilage (2%), lentil fiber, seaweed (1.2%) (source of DHA and EPA), fresh pumpkin, fresh green zucchini, dried brown seaweed, freeze-dried duck liver (0.1%), salt, fresh cranberries, fresh blueberries, chicory root, turmeric, milk thistle, burdock root, lavender, marshmallow root, rosehip, live microorganisms (enterococcus faecium).
ADDITIVES: vitamin E, zinc chelate, copper chelate.
ENERGY VALUE AND DISTRIBUTION: Metabolizable Energy is 3393 kcal/kg (407 kcal per 250ml/120g cup) with 32% of energy from protein, 38% from fats, and 30% from fruits and vegetables.
