ACANA Light & Fit

Dry Extruded · completeHigh meatClear label

Light & Fit
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Our verdict

Is ACANA Light & Fit 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 chicken, dried chicken protein and lentils as the main ingredients.

How we score

35% 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 72% of the dry matter (63% 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, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

  • Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken
  • Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists dehydrated turkey protein
  • Your dog avoids fish: the label lists hake
  • 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 11%

Typical analysis (as fed)

NutrientAs fed
Protein35%
Fat11%
Fibre8%
Ash7%
Moisture12%
Omega-3 fatty acids0.40%
Omega-6 fatty acids2.20%
Calcium1.40%
Phosphorus1%

Energy: 307 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

3a890 Choline chloride (choline): 700 mg; 3b612 (Zinc: 112.5 mg); 3b407 (Copper: 11 mg); 3a821 Vitamin B1: 100 mg; 3a825i Vitamin B2: 20 mg; 3a314 Niacin: 200 mg; 3a841 Calcium-D-pantothenate: 60 mg; 3a831 Vitamin B6: 35 mg; 3a316 Vitamin B9: 7 mg; 3a835 Vitamin B12: 0.2 mg; 3a672a Vitamin A: 7500 IU; 3a671 Vitamin D3: 1000 IU; 3a700 Vitamin E: 475 IU; 3a300 Ascorbic Acid: 0.15 mg

Technological additives

1b306 (i) Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils: 121 mg; 1a330 citric acid: 40 mg

Ingredients (40)35% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • meat 62.5%
  • veg 30.6%
  • oil 2.5%
  • fibre 1.5%
  • carb 1.4%
  • additive 1.4%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1Fresh chicken (21%)Chickenmeat · medium2121.0
2chicken meal (20%)Dried chicken proteinmeat · good2020.0
3whole red lentilsLentilsveg · medium-1.6
4whole green peasPeasveg · good-1.6
5lentil fibreLentil Fiberfibre · medium-1.5
62.5% liverChicken Livermeat · good2.52.5
72.5% heartChicken Heartmeat · good2.52.5
8turkey meal (5%)Dehydrated turkey proteinmeat · good55.0
9fresh eggs (4%)Eggmeat · good44.0
10raw hake (4%)Hakemeat · good44.0
11whole chickpeasChickpeasveg · good-1.5
12whole green lentilsLentilsveg · medium-1.5
13whole yellow peasPeasveg · good-1.5
14pea starchPea Starchcarb · poor-1.4
15herring meal (3%)Herring Mealmeat · medium33.0
16chicken fat (1.5%)Chicken Oil and Fatoil · good1.51.5
17fish oil (1%)Fish Oiloil · good11.0
18raw turkey livers (0.5%)Turkey livermeat · good0.50.5
19saltSaltadditive · poor-1.4
20dried kelpKelpveg · good-1.4
21fresh whole pumpkinPumpkinveg · good-1.3
22fresh whole butternut squashButternut Squashveg · good-1.3
23fresh whole carrotsCarrotsveg · good-1.3
24fresh whole applesApplesveg · good-1.3
25fresh whole pearsPearsveg · good-1.2
26fresh whole zucchiniCourgetteveg · good-1.2
27dried chicory rootChicory rootveg · good-1.2
28fresh kaleKaleveg · good-1.2
29fresh spinachSpinachveg · good-1.1
30fresh turnip greensTurnipveg · good-1.1
31fresh beet greensFresh Beet Greensveg · good-1.1
32whole cranberriesCranberriesveg · good-1.0
33whole blueberriesBlueberriesveg · good-1.0
34whole saskatoon berriesWhole Saskatoon Berriesveg · good-1.0
35turmericTurmericveg · good-1.0
36milk thistleMilk Thistleveg · good-0.9
37burdock rootBurdock Rootveg · good-0.9
38lavenderLavenderveg · good-0.9
39marshmallow rootMarshmallow Rootveg · good-0.9
40rosehipsRose Hipveg · good-0.8
  1. 1. Fresh chicken (21%)21% declared21.0% estimated
    Chicken · meat · medium
  2. 2. chicken meal (20%)20% declared20.0% estimated
    Dried chicken protein · meat · good
  3. 3. whole red lentils1.6% estimated
    Lentils · veg · medium
  4. 4. whole green peas1.6% estimated
    Peas · veg · good
  5. 5. lentil fibre1.5% estimated
    Lentil Fiber · fibre · medium
  6. 6. 2.5% liver2.5% declared2.5% estimated
    Chicken Liver · meat · good
  7. 7. 2.5% heart2.5% declared2.5% estimated
    Chicken Heart · meat · good
  8. 8. turkey meal (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
    Dehydrated turkey protein · meat · good
  9. 9. fresh eggs (4%)4% declared4.0% estimated
    Egg · meat · good
  10. 10. raw hake (4%)4% declared4.0% estimated
    Hake · meat · good
  11. 11. whole chickpeas1.5% estimated
    Chickpeas · veg · good
  12. 12. whole green lentils1.5% estimated
    Lentils · veg · medium
  13. 13. whole yellow peas1.5% estimated
    Peas · veg · good
  14. 14. pea starch1.4% estimated
    Pea Starch · carb · poor
  15. 15. herring meal (3%)3% declared3.0% estimated
    Herring Meal · meat · medium
  16. 16. chicken fat (1.5%)1.5% declared1.5% estimated
    Chicken Oil and Fat · oil · good
  17. 17. fish oil (1%)1% declared1.0% estimated
    Fish Oil · oil · good
  18. 18. raw turkey livers (0.5%)0.5% declared0.5% estimated
    Turkey liver · meat · good
  19. 19. salt1.4% estimated
    Salt · additive · poor
  20. 20. dried kelp1.4% estimated
    Kelp · veg · good
  21. 21. fresh whole pumpkin1.3% estimated
    Pumpkin · veg · good
  22. 22. fresh whole butternut squash1.3% estimated
    Butternut Squash · veg · good
  23. 23. fresh whole carrots1.3% estimated
    Carrots · veg · good
  24. 24. fresh whole apples1.3% estimated
    Apples · veg · good
  25. 25. fresh whole pears1.2% estimated
    Pears · veg · good
  26. 26. fresh whole zucchini1.2% estimated
    Courgette · veg · good
  27. 27. dried chicory root1.2% estimated
    Chicory root · veg · good
  28. 28. fresh kale1.2% estimated
    Kale · veg · good
  29. 29. fresh spinach1.1% estimated
    Spinach · veg · good
  30. 30. fresh turnip greens1.1% estimated
    Turnip · veg · good
  31. 31. fresh beet greens1.1% estimated
    Fresh Beet Greens · veg · good
  32. 32. whole cranberries1.0% estimated
    Cranberries · veg · good
  33. 33. whole blueberries1.0% estimated
    Blueberries · veg · good
  34. 34. whole saskatoon berries1.0% estimated
    Whole Saskatoon Berries · veg · good
  35. 35. turmeric1.0% estimated
    Turmeric · veg · good
  36. 36. milk thistle0.9% estimated
    Milk Thistle · veg · good
  37. 37. burdock root0.9% estimated
    Burdock Root · veg · good
  38. 38. lavender0.9% estimated
    Lavender · veg · good
  39. 39. marshmallow root0.9% estimated
    Marshmallow Root · veg · good
  40. 40. rosehips0.8% estimated
    Rose Hip · veg · good

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

Brand and contact: ACANA
ACANA logo
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.

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 score of 69 out of 100. Positive contributions come from the meat content, which adds +6.9, and the overall quality of the ingredient list, adding +6.3. However, these are balanced by deductions for the processing format at -6.7 and ingredients without printed percentages at -3.7.

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

ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.79.191+6.27
Meat share of dry matter72.3%0.096+6.94
Carb share of dry matter2.6%-0.115-0.29
Oil share of dry matter5.1%-0.092-0.46
Vegetable share of dry matter14.7%-0.005-0.08
Additive share of dry matter2.6%0.163+0.42
Recipe graded poor2.8%-0.065-0.18
Number of poor ingredients2-0.876-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient1.4%0.060+0.09
Undeclared quantities35.0%-0.106-3.70
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Additive penalty-1.710.222-0.38
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.79.191+6.27
Meat share of dry matter72.3%0.096+6.94
Carb share of dry matter2.6%-0.115-0.29
Oil share of dry matter5.1%-0.092-0.46
Vegetable share of dry matter14.7%-0.005-0.08
Additive share of dry matter2.6%0.163+0.42
Supplement share of dry matter0.0%-0.012+0.00
Other share of dry matter0.0%-0.375+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
Recipe graded poor2.8%-0.065-0.18
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients2-0.876-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient1.4%0.060+0.09
Undeclared quantities35.0%-0.106-3.70
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
Frozen or chilled freshno0.000+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)no-3.158+0.00
High carb and low meatno-1.180+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages0.00.000+0.00
Meat share × fresh0.00.000+0.00
Fresh × high meat0.011.084+0.00
Additive penalty-1.710.222-0.38
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
Processing: Rawno-0.054+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilledno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozenno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigeratedno0.000+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelfno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Driedno6.629+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Driedno6.331+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Bakedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
Processing: Dry Semi Moistno-6.174+0.00
Processing: Dry Mueslino-10.146+0.00
Processing: Wet Pateno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunksno-0.672+0.00
Processing-type offset
+0.02
Additives declared on label
+2 transparency bonus
Subtotal
69.2
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.

ModelScore
v369/100current
v267/100
v166/100
v1.967/100
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.

NutrientAs fed (label)Dry matter (scored)Score
Protein3539.8 (band 18 to 40%)100
Fat1112.5 (band 5.5 to 20%)99
Fibre89.1 (band 0.5 to 5%)86.4
Calcium1.41.6 (band 0.5 to 2.5%)100
Phosphorus11.1 (band 0.4 to 1.6%)100
Calcium:phosphorus ratio1.41.4 (band 1 to 2%)94
Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3)--100
Energy (kcal/100g)307348.9100

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: 14 nutritional additives on the label
  • 3a890 Choline chloride (choline): 700 mg
  • 3b612 (Zinc: 112.5 mg)
  • 3b407 (Copper: 11 mg)
  • 3a821 Vitamin B1: 100 mg
  • 3a825i Vitamin B2: 20 mg
  • 3a314 Niacin: 200 mg
  • 3a841 Calcium-D-pantothenate: 60 mg
  • 3a831 Vitamin B6: 35 mg
  • 3a316 Vitamin B9: 7 mg
  • 3a835 Vitamin B12: 0.2 mg
  • 3a672a Vitamin A: 7500 IU
  • 3a671 Vitamin D3: 1000 IU
  • 3a700 Vitamin E: 475 IU
  • 3a300 Ascorbic Acid: 0.15 mg

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.

ItemPoints
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (65% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)13/20
✓ 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 file0/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)10/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)10/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file0/5

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

  • "No added grain ingredients, soy, corn, wheat or tapioca." — supported by the declared grain-free data.

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

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

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
1st ingredient is fresh chicken in this protein-rich recipe. (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Lower in calories than other ACANA Dog recipes to help support a healthy weight in your dog. (on page)High/low levelnot checkableManufacturer assertion
No added grain ingredients, soy, corn, wheat or tapioca. (on page)Free-fromconsistentManufacturer assertion
Made with 65% quality animal ingredients like fresh chicken and raw hake balanced with 35% fruit and vegetables (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives added in our kitchen. (on page)Free-fromnot checkableManufacturer assertion

The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.

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