Canagan Country Game

Dry Extruded · completeHigh meatClear label

70out of 100

Good

our rating

Our verdict

Is Canagan Country Game a good dog food?

We score it 70/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete extruded dry food for dogs of all life stages, with duck, dehydrated turkey protein and sweet potatoes 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 70, in the top quarter of dry foods we track.
Meat makes up an estimated 64% of the dry matter (61% 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 all lifestages
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Doesn't list beef, lamb, pork 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 herring
Your dog avoids venison: the label lists venison
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 37% · Fat 17%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Nutrient	As fed
Protein	37%
Fat	17%
Fibre	3%
Ash	7.30%
Moisture	8%
Omega-3 fatty acids	0.70%
Omega-6 fatty acids	2.40%
Calcium	1.50%
Phosphorus	0.90%

Energy: 391 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

Store in a cool dry place.

Feeding guide

When feeding Canagan for the first time introduce gradually over a week (25% on day 1, 50% on day 3, 75% on day 5, 100% on day 7). Reduce by 10% if overweight, increase by 10% if underweight. Adult feeding: 5kg 80-100g, 10kg 120-150g, 15kg 150-190g, 20kg 200-240g, 30kg 290-350g, 40kg 370-420g, 50kg 450-540g (maintenance/active). Puppy feeding tables provided by expected adult weight (Toy 1-5kg 65-90g, Small 5-10kg 145-180g, Medium 10-25kg 215-255g, Large 25-45kg 375-430g) for ages 2-9 months, then stepping down to adult portions.

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

Vitamin A 15 000 IU/kg; Vitamin D3 1,200 IU/kg; Vitamin E 150 mg/kg; Taurine 1,500 mg/kg; Zinc (Zinc Oxide) 90 mg/kg; Zinc (Zinc Chelate of Amino Acid hydrate); Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 10 mg/kg; Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 2 mg/kg; Selenium (Sodium Selenite) 0.2 mg/kg

Ingredients (27)35% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

meat 60.7%
veg 20.0%
supplement 8.0%
carb 4.8%
oil 4.7%
fibre 1.8%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	Freshly Prepared Duck (25.3%)	Duck	meat · medium	25.3	25.3
2	Dried Turkey (16.5%)	Dehydrated turkey protein	meat · good	16.5	16.5
3	Sweet Potato	Sweet Potatoes	carb · good	-	2.5
4	Peas	Peas	veg · good	-	2.4
5	Dried Duck (6%)	Duck	meat · medium	6	6.0
6	Dried Egg (4.2%)	Dried Egg	meat · medium	4.2	4.2
7	Freshly Prepared Venison (4%)	Venison	meat · good	4	4.0
8	Alfalfa	Alfalfa	veg · good	-	2.4
9	Dried Herring (3%)	Herring	meat · good	3	3.0
10	Turkey Fat (3%)	Poultry Fat	oil · medium	3	3.0
11	Salmon Oil (1.7%)	Salmon Oil	oil · good	1.7	1.7
12	Chicken Gravy (1.7%)	Chicken	meat · medium	1.7	1.7
13	Potato	Potatoes	carb · medium	-	2.3
14	Glucosamine	Glucosamine	supplement · good	-	2.2
15	Apple	Apples	veg · good	-	2.2
16	MSM	MSM	supplement · good	-	2.1
17	Carrot	Carrots	veg · good	-	2.0
18	Fructooligosaccharides	Fructo-oligosaccharides	supplement · good	-	2.0
19	Spinach	Spinach	veg · good	-	1.9
20	Psyllium	Psyllium	fibre · good	-	1.8
21	Seaweed	Seaweed	veg · good	-	1.7
22	Chondroitin Sulphate	Chondroitin	supplement · good	-	1.7
23	Peppermint	Peppermint	veg · good	-	1.6
24	Camomile	Chamomile	veg · good	-	1.5
25	Marigold	Calendula	veg · good	-	1.5
26	Cranberry	Cranberries	veg · good	-	1.4
27	Aniseed & Fenugreek.	Fenugreek	veg · good	-	1.3

1. Freshly Prepared Duck (25.3%)25.3% declared25.3% estimated
Duck · meat · medium
2. Dried Turkey (16.5%)16.5% declared16.5% estimated
Dehydrated turkey protein · meat · good
3. Sweet Potato2.5% estimated
Sweet Potatoes · carb · good
4. Peas2.4% estimated
Peas · veg · good
5. Dried Duck (6%)6% declared6.0% estimated
Duck · meat · medium
6. Dried Egg (4.2%)4.2% declared4.2% estimated
Dried Egg · meat · medium
7. Freshly Prepared Venison (4%)4% declared4.0% estimated
Venison · meat · good
8. Alfalfa2.4% estimated
Alfalfa · veg · good
9. Dried Herring (3%)3% declared3.0% estimated
Herring · meat · good
10. Turkey Fat (3%)3% declared3.0% estimated
Poultry Fat · oil · medium
11. Salmon Oil (1.7%)1.7% declared1.7% estimated
Salmon Oil · oil · good
12. Chicken Gravy (1.7%)1.7% declared1.7% estimated
Chicken · meat · medium
13. Potato2.3% estimated
Potatoes · carb · medium
14. Glucosamine2.2% estimated
Glucosamine · supplement · good
15. Apple2.2% estimated
Apples · veg · good
16. MSM2.1% estimated
MSM · supplement · good
17. Carrot2.0% estimated
Carrots · veg · good
18. Fructooligosaccharides2.0% estimated
Fructo-oligosaccharides · supplement · good
19. Spinach1.9% estimated
Spinach · veg · good
20. Psyllium1.8% estimated
Psyllium · fibre · good
21. Seaweed1.7% estimated
Seaweed · veg · good
22. Chondroitin Sulphate1.7% estimated
Chondroitin · supplement · good
23. Peppermint1.6% estimated
Peppermint · veg · good
24. Camomile1.5% estimated
Chamomile · veg · good
25. Marigold1.5% estimated
Calendula · veg · good
26. Cranberry1.4% estimated
Cranberries · veg · good
27. Aniseed & Fenugreek.1.3% estimated
Fenugreek · veg · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-10-05

Brand and contact: Canagan

Website: https://canagan.com/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44
Address: Thomas Road Wooburn Green Buckinghamshire HP10 0PE
Contact page: www.canagan.co.uk
Social: Facebook · Instagram

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-10-05
Scored with: Model v3 (methodology)
Product page: canagan.com

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 score of 70 out of 100. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +7 points and the meat content contributed +6.1 points. However, the processing format adjusted the score by -6.7 and ingredients without printed percentages contributed -3.7 points.

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	0.8	9.191	+7.03
Meat share of dry matter	63.9%	0.096	+6.14
Carb share of dry matter	2.2%	-0.115	-0.25
Oil share of dry matter	8.3%	-0.092	-0.77
Vegetable share of dry matter	9.5%	-0.005	-0.05
Supplement share of dry matter	13.1%	-0.012	-0.16
Undeclared quantities	34.6%	-0.106	-3.65
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

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.8	9.191	+7.03
Meat share of dry matter	63.9%	0.096	+6.14
Carb share of dry matter	2.2%	-0.115	-0.25
Oil share of dry matter	8.3%	-0.092	-0.77
Vegetable share of dry matter	9.5%	-0.005	-0.05
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.163	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	13.1%	-0.012	-0.16
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	0.0%	-0.065	+0.00
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.179	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	0	-0.876	+0.00
Largest single poor ingredient	0.0%	0.060	+0.00
Undeclared quantities	34.6%	-0.106	-3.65
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: +1 transparency bonus
Subtotal: 69.6
Final score: 70/100

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	70/100	current
v2	68/100
v1	76/100
v1.9	78/100

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	37	40.2 (band 19.125 to 40%)	100
Fat	17	18.5 (band 5.84375 to 20%)	100
Fibre	3	3.3 (band 0.5 to 5%)	100
Calcium	1.5	1.6 (band 0.53125 to 2.5%)	100
Phosphorus	0.9	1 (band 0.42500000000000004 to 1.6%)	98.3
Calcium:phosphorus ratio	1.7	1.7 (band 1 to 2%)	100
Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3)	-	-	100
Energy (kcal/100g)	391	425	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: 9 nutritional additives on the label

Vitamin A 15 000 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 1,200 IU/kg
Vitamin E 150 mg/kg
Taurine 1,500 mg/kg
Zinc (Zinc Oxide) 90 mg/kg
Zinc (Zinc Chelate of Amino Acid hydrate)
Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 10 mg/kg
Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 2 mg/kg
Selenium (Sodium Selenite) 0.2 mg/kg

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 (65.4% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)	13.1/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)	15/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)	5/10
✓ Energy value declared (voluntary)	5/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)	5/5
✓ Feeding guidance given (mandatory)	10/10
✓ 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 (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

"grain free dog food" — 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.

Claim	Type	Check	Substantiation
grain free dog food (on page)	Free-from	consistent	Manufacturer assertion
expertly crafted with freshly prepared duck, venison, turkey, herring and specially selected vegetables and botanicals (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
to match their ancestral diet (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
The ideal balance of meat with the correct ratio of animal ingredients and specially selected vegetables and botanicals (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
For Puppies & Adults (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion