ACANA Grasslands Dog Food

Dry Extruded · completeHigh meatClear label

69out of 100

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our rating

Our verdict

Is ACANA Grasslands Dog Food a good dog food?

We score it 69/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete extruded dry food for adult dogs, with lamb, duck and egg as the main ingredients.

How we score

30% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

Scores 69, in the top quarter of dry foods we track.
Meat makes up an estimated 65% of the dry matter (64% as fed).
Prints ingredient percentages on the label.

Why you might not

We found no significant drawbacks in the data we hold for this product.

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Doesn't list beef, venison, pork as ingredients

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken oil and fat
Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists dehydrated turkey protein
Your dog avoids lamb: the label lists lamb
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists herring meal
Your dog avoids duck: the label lists duck
You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein

These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Find foods that fit your dog.

Nutrition and feedingProtein 35% · Fat 17%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Nutrient	As fed
Protein	35%
Fat	17%
Fibre	4%
Ash	8%
Moisture	12%
Omega-3 fatty acids	1%
Omega-6 fatty acids	2.30%
Calcium	1.60%
Phosphorus	1.10%

Energy: 351 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

3b612 (Zinc: 150mg); 3b407 (Copper: 10 mg); 3a821 Vitamin B1: 75mg; 3a825i Vitamin B2: 15mg; 3a314 Nicotinic acid: 150mg; 3a841 Calcium-D-pantothenate: 45mg; 3a831 Vitamin B6: 26.25mg; 3a316 Folic Acid: 5.25mg; 3a835 Vitamin B12: 0.15mg; 3a672a Vitamin A: 7500 IU; 3a671 Vitamin D3: 1000 IU; 3a700 Vitamin E: 600 IU

Technological additives

1b306(i) Tocopherol extract from vegetable oils: 154 mg; 1a330 citric acid: 40mg

Ingredients (42)30% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

meat 64.0%
veg 24.2%
oil 6.0%
carb 2.5%
supplement 2.0%
fibre 1.3%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	Raw lamb (9%)	Lamb	meat · medium	9	9.0
2	raw duck (9%)	Duck	meat · medium	9	9.0
3	fresh eggs (8%)	Egg	meat · good	8	8.0
4	lamb meal (7%)	Lamb	meat · medium	7	7.0
5	herring meal (7%)	Herring Meal	meat · medium	7	7.0
6	turkey meal (7%)	Dehydrated turkey protein	meat · good	7	7.0
7	whole red lentils	Lentils	veg · medium	-	1.4
8	whole chickpeas	Chickpeas	veg · good	-	1.4
9	whole green peas	Peas	veg · good	-	1.4
10	chicken fat (4%)	Chicken Oil and Fat	oil · good	4	4.0
11	raw turkey (4%)	Turkey	meat · medium	4	4.0
12	raw trout (4%)	Trout	meat · good	4	4.0
13	raw salmon (4%)	Salmon	meat · good	4	4.0
14	raw lamb liver (4%)	Liver	meat · good	4	4.0
15	whole green lentils	Lentils	veg · medium	-	1.3
16	whole pinto beans	Whole Pinto Beans	carb · medium	-	1.3
17	whole yellow peas	Peas	veg · good	-	1.3
18	fish oil (2%)	Fish Oil	oil · good	2	2.0
19	lentil fibre	Lentil Fiber	fibre · medium	-	1.3
20	pea starch	Pea Starch	carb · poor	-	1.2
21	raw lamb kidney (0.5%)	Kidney	meat · good	0.5	0.5
22	raw lamb tripe (0.5%)	Tripe	meat · medium	0.5	0.5
23	dried kelp	Kelp	veg · good	-	1.2
24	yeast	Yeast	supplement · good	-	1.2
25	fresh whole pumpkin	Pumpkin	veg · good	-	1.2
26	fresh whole butternut squash	Butternut Squash	veg · good	-	1.1
27	fresh whole carrots	Carrots	veg · good	-	1.1
28	fresh whole apples	Apples	veg · good	-	1.1
29	fresh whole pears	Pears	veg · good	-	1.1
30	fresh whole zucchini	Courgette	veg · good	-	1.0
31	fresh kale	Kale	veg · good	-	1.0
32	fresh spinach	Spinach	veg · good	-	1.0
33	fresh turnip greens	Turnip	veg · good	-	1.0
34	fresh beet greens	Fresh Beet Greens	veg · good	-	0.9
35	whole cranberries	Cranberries	veg · good	-	0.9
36	whole blueberries	Blueberries	veg · good	-	0.9
37	dried chicory root	Chicory root	veg · good	-	0.9
38	turmeric	Turmeric	veg · good	-	0.8
39	sarsaparilla root	Sarsaparilla Root	supplement · good	-	0.8
40	althea root	Althea	veg · good	-	0.8
41	rosehips	Rose Hip	veg · good	-	0.8
42	juniper berries	Juniper Berries	veg · good	-	0.7

1. Raw lamb (9%)9% declared9.0% estimated
Lamb · meat · medium
2. raw duck (9%)9% declared9.0% estimated
Duck · meat · medium
3. fresh eggs (8%)8% declared8.0% estimated
Egg · meat · good
4. lamb meal (7%)7% declared7.0% estimated
Lamb · meat · medium
5. herring meal (7%)7% declared7.0% estimated
Herring Meal · meat · medium
6. turkey meal (7%)7% declared7.0% estimated
Dehydrated turkey protein · meat · good
7. whole red lentils1.4% estimated
Lentils · veg · medium
8. whole chickpeas1.4% estimated
Chickpeas · veg · good
9. whole green peas1.4% estimated
Peas · veg · good
10. chicken fat (4%)4% declared4.0% estimated
Chicken Oil and Fat · oil · good
11. raw turkey (4%)4% declared4.0% estimated
Turkey · meat · medium
12. raw trout (4%)4% declared4.0% estimated
Trout · meat · good
13. raw salmon (4%)4% declared4.0% estimated
Salmon · meat · good
14. raw lamb liver (4%)4% declared4.0% estimated
Liver · meat · good
15. whole green lentils1.3% estimated
Lentils · veg · medium
16. whole pinto beans1.3% estimated
Whole Pinto Beans · carb · medium
17. whole yellow peas1.3% estimated
Peas · veg · good
18. fish oil (2%)2% declared2.0% estimated
Fish Oil · oil · good
19. lentil fibre1.3% estimated
Lentil Fiber · fibre · medium
20. pea starch1.2% estimated
Pea Starch · carb · poor
21. raw lamb kidney (0.5%)0.5% declared0.5% estimated
Kidney · meat · good
22. raw lamb tripe (0.5%)0.5% declared0.5% estimated
Tripe · meat · medium
23. dried kelp1.2% estimated
Kelp · veg · good
24. yeast1.2% estimated
Yeast · supplement · good
25. fresh whole pumpkin1.2% estimated
Pumpkin · veg · good
26. fresh whole butternut squash1.1% estimated
Butternut Squash · veg · good
27. fresh whole carrots1.1% estimated
Carrots · veg · good
28. fresh whole apples1.1% estimated
Apples · veg · good
29. fresh whole pears1.1% estimated
Pears · veg · good
30. fresh whole zucchini1.0% estimated
Courgette · veg · good
31. fresh kale1.0% estimated
Kale · veg · good
32. fresh spinach1.0% estimated
Spinach · veg · good
33. fresh turnip greens1.0% estimated
Turnip · veg · good
34. fresh beet greens0.9% estimated
Fresh Beet Greens · veg · good
35. whole cranberries0.9% estimated
Cranberries · veg · good
36. whole blueberries0.9% estimated
Blueberries · veg · good
37. dried chicory root0.9% estimated
Chicory root · veg · good
38. turmeric0.8% estimated
Turmeric · veg · good
39. sarsaparilla root0.8% estimated
Sarsaparilla Root · supplement · good
40. althea root0.8% estimated
Althea · veg · good
41. rosehips0.8% estimated
Rose Hip · veg · good
42. juniper berries0.7% estimated
Juniper Berries · veg · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-15

Brand and contact: ACANA

Website: https://www.acanapetfoods.co.uk/
Phone: 01737 767679
Address: Bern Pet Foods Ltd. Bancroft Place 10 Bancroft Road Reigate, Surrey RH2 7RP UK
Contact page: www.acanapetfoods.co.uk

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-09-15
Scored with: Model v3 (methodology)
Product page: www.acanapetfoods.co.uk

Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.

Brand and retailer reviews

External platform ratings are not scores for this individual recipe.

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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Why this score?

This recipe achieves an overall rating of 69 out of 100. The meat content contributed +6.2, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +6.2. On the other hand, the processing format adjusted the score by -6.7. Finally, ingredients without printed percentages contributed -3.2 to the final calculation.

Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.191	+6.20
Meat share of dry matter	64.9%	0.096	+6.23
Carb share of dry matter	4.6%	-0.115	-0.53
Oil share of dry matter	12.3%	-0.092	-1.13
Vegetable share of dry matter	12.0%	-0.005	-0.06
Supplement share of dry matter	3.8%	-0.012	-0.05
Recipe graded poor	1.2%	-0.065	-0.08
Number of poor ingredients	1	-0.876	-0.88
Largest single poor ingredient	1.2%	0.060	+0.07
Undeclared quantities	30.0%	-0.106	-3.17
Complete diet	yes	2.294	+2.29
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	0.707	+0.71
Processing multiplier	0.98	33.786	+33.11
Processing: Dry Extruded	yes	-6.713	-6.71

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Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.191	+6.20
Meat share of dry matter	64.9%	0.096	+6.23
Carb share of dry matter	4.6%	-0.115	-0.53
Oil share of dry matter	12.3%	-0.092	-1.13
Vegetable share of dry matter	12.0%	-0.005	-0.06
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.163	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	3.8%	-0.012	-0.05
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.375	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.027	+0.00
Recipe graded poor	1.2%	-0.065	-0.08
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.179	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	1	-0.876	-0.88
Largest single poor ingredient	1.2%	0.060	+0.07
Undeclared quantities	30.0%	-0.106	-3.17
Prints ingredient percentages	no	0.000	+0.00
Complete diet	yes	2.294	+2.29
Frozen or chilled fresh	no	0.000	+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	0.707	+0.71
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	no	-3.158	+0.00
High carb and low meat	no	-1.180	+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages	0.0	0.000	+0.00
Meat share × fresh	0.0	0.000	+0.00
Fresh × high meat	0.0	11.084	+0.00
Additive penalty	0.00	0.222	+0.00
Processing multiplier	0.98	33.786	+33.11
Processing: Raw	no	-0.054	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilled	no	-2.354	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozen	no	-2.354	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigerated	no	0.000	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelf	no	-0.672	+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Dried	no	6.629	+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Dried	no	6.331	+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressed	no	-6.713	+0.00
Processing: Dry Baked	no	-6.713	+0.00
Processing: Dry Extruded	yes	-6.713	-6.71
Processing: Dry Semi Moist	no	-6.174	+0.00
Processing: Dry Muesli	no	-10.146	+0.00
Processing: Wet Pate	no	-0.672	+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunks	no	-0.672	+0.00

Processing-type offset: +0.02
Additives declared on label: +2 transparency bonus
Subtotal: 68.9
Final score: 69/100

Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.

Score history across model versions

The score shown above is always computed with the latest published model. Earlier scores are kept for the record and are never edited or deleted; a scoring change ships as a new model version with a public write-up on the methodology page.

Model	Score
v3	69/100	current
v2	67/100
v1	67/100
v1.9	69/100

Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

How the declared analysis compares with FEDIAF reference ranges for adult dogs. The label prints as-fed values; we convert to a dry-matter basis before scoring, and the bands are dry-matter ranges. Scores rise to 100 at the band midpoint: the reference is adequacy, not maximisation. Nutrients with a published upper limit taper again above it; fat is policed through calorie density rather than a direct penalty.

Nutrient	As fed (label)	Dry matter (scored)	Score
Protein	35	39.8 (band 18 to 40%)	100
Fat	17	19.3 (band 5.5 to 20%)	100
Fibre	4	4.5 (band 0.5 to 5%)	100
Calcium	1.6	1.8 (band 0.5 to 2.5%)	100
Phosphorus	1.1	1.3 (band 0.4 to 1.6%)	100
Calcium:phosphorus ratio	1.5	1.5 (band 1 to 2%)	97.3
Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3)	-	-	100
Energy (kcal/100g)	351	398.9	100

Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3): scored as the mean of its declared components (omega-6 100). The FEDIAF minimum for omega-6 is linoleic acid specifically.

Scored over 8 declared nutrients (combined weight 100); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.

Declared fortification: 12 nutritional additives on the label

3b612 (Zinc: 150mg)
3b407 (Copper: 10 mg)
3a821 Vitamin B1: 75mg
3a825i Vitamin B2: 15mg
3a314 Nicotinic acid: 150mg
3a841 Calcium-D-pantothenate: 45mg
3a831 Vitamin B6: 26.25mg
3a316 Folic Acid: 5.25mg
3a835 Vitamin B12: 0.15mg
3a672a Vitamin A: 7500 IU
3a671 Vitamin D3: 1000 IU
3a700 Vitamin E: 600 IU

High confidence: full analysis plus minerals or omegas and declared energy.

This measures agreement with published reference ranges, not suitability for an individual dog. For medical conditions, follow veterinary guidance.

Transparency: what the label discloses

How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.

Item	Points
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (70% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)	14/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)	15/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Energy value declared (voluntary)	5/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)	5/5
✗ Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file	0/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)	10/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file	0/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Feeding guidance given, Batch and date labelling).

Safety: recall history

Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.

No recalls recorded in our database.

See all current recalls we track.

Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it

The claims made on the pack and product page, checked against the declared label. We record claims as stated; "consistent" means our stored label data supports the claim, "contradicted" means it conflicts with it. Functional claims are recorded but never scored.

100/100 · moderate — 1 checkable claim: 1 consistent, 0 contradicted.

Consistent with the label

"High animal protein recipe to support an active life and provide peak nutrition" — supported by the declared high protein data.

5 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.

Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.

Claim	Type	Check	Substantiation
Freeze-dried coated for taste (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Prebiotics and fibre to support digestive health (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
brimming with farm-raised lamb, duck and eggs, in WholePrey ratios of meat, organs and bone (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
High animal protein recipe to support an active life and provide peak nutrition (on page)	High/low level	consistent	Manufacturer assertion
No artificial preservatives, colours or flavours added in our kitchens (on page)	Free-from	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Rich in animal ingredients, providing nutrients naturally, the way your dog would acquire them in nature (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion