Canagan Free-Run Chicken Wet Dog Food

Wet Chunks · completeHigh meat

75out of 100

Good

our rating

Our verdict

Is Canagan Free-Run Chicken Wet Dog Food a good dog food?

We score it 75/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete wet food in chunks for dogs of all life stages, with chicken, sweet potatoes and chicory 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

Meat makes up an estimated 54% of the dry matter (65% as fed).
Doesn't list grain ingredients.
High in protein: 51% protein on a dry-matter basis.

Why you might not

High in fat: 26% fat on a dry-matter basis.

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Doesn't list beef, turkey, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists green-lipped mussel
You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
You are limiting fat: 25.5% on a dry-matter basis is in the high band

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 10.20% · Fat 5.10%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Nutrient	As fed
Protein	10.20%
Fat	5.10%
Fibre	0.50%
Ash	2.30%
Moisture	80%

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

Store in a cool dry place.

Feeding guide

Toy (1-5 kg) 0.25-0.5 cans; Small (5-12 kg) 0.5-1.5 cans; Medium (12-25 kg) 1.5-2.75 cans; Large (25-45 kg) 2.75-3.75 cans; Giant (45-70 kg) 3.75-5.75 cans. Reduce by 10% if overweight, increase by 10% if underweight. Always ensure clean drinking water available.

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

Vitamin D3 200 IU/kg; Zinc (Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 25 mg/kg; Manganese (Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate) 1.4 mg/kg; Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.75 mg/kg; Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 1 mg/kg

Ingredients (20)35% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

meat 65.0%
veg 23.1%
supplement 6.0%
carb 2.4%
oil 2.0%
fibre 1.5%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	Freshly Prepared Free-Run Chicken (65%)	Chicken	meat · medium	65	65.0
2	Sweet Potato	Sweet Potatoes	carb · good	-	2.4
3	Chicory	Chicory	veg · good	-	2.4
4	Banana	Banana	veg · good	-	2.3
5	Broccoli	Broccoli	veg · good	-	2.2
6	Minerals	Vitamins and minerals	supplement · medium	-	2.2
7	Green Lipped Mussel	Green-Lipped Mussel	supplement · good	-	2.1
8	Salmon Oil	Salmon Oil	oil · good	-	2.0
9	Apple	Apples	veg · good	-	2.0
10	Spinach	Spinach	veg · good	-	1.9
11	Seaweed	Seaweed	veg · good	-	1.8
12	Parsley	Parsley	veg · good	-	1.8
13	Yucca	Yucca Schidigera	supplement · good	-	1.7
14	Rosehips	Rose Hip	veg · good	-	1.7
15	Nettle	Nettles	veg · good	-	1.6
16	Marigold	Calendula	veg · good	-	1.5
17	Slippery Elm	Slippery Elm	fibre · good	-	1.5
18	Aniseed	Aniseed	veg · good	-	1.4
19	Peppermint	Peppermint	veg · good	-	1.3
20	Rosemary	Rosemary	veg · good	-	1.3

1. Freshly Prepared Free-Run Chicken (65%)65% declared65.0% estimated
Chicken · meat · medium
2. Sweet Potato2.4% estimated
Sweet Potatoes · carb · good
3. Chicory2.4% estimated
Chicory · veg · good
4. Banana2.3% estimated
Banana · veg · good
5. Broccoli2.2% estimated
Broccoli · veg · good
6. Minerals2.2% estimated
Vitamins and minerals · supplement · medium
7. Green Lipped Mussel2.1% estimated
Green-Lipped Mussel · supplement · good
8. Salmon Oil2.0% estimated
Salmon Oil · oil · good
9. Apple2.0% estimated
Apples · veg · good
10. Spinach1.9% estimated
Spinach · veg · good
11. Seaweed1.8% estimated
Seaweed · veg · good
12. Parsley1.8% estimated
Parsley · veg · good
13. Yucca1.7% estimated
Yucca Schidigera · supplement · good
14. Rosehips1.7% estimated
Rose Hip · veg · good
15. Nettle1.6% estimated
Nettles · veg · good
16. Marigold1.5% estimated
Calendula · veg · good
17. Slippery Elm1.5% estimated
Slippery Elm · fibre · good
18. Aniseed1.4% estimated
Aniseed · veg · good
19. Peppermint1.3% estimated
Peppermint · veg · good
20. Rosemary1.3% estimated
Rosemary · 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
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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.

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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Why this score?

The overall score is 75 out of 100. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +6.4 points, and the meat content contributed +5.2 points. Ingredients without printed percentages reduced the score by -3.7, while being labelled nutritionally complete added +2.3 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	0.7	9.191	+6.42
Meat share of dry matter	54.3%	0.096	+5.21
Carb share of dry matter	1.8%	-0.115	-0.21
Oil share of dry matter	6.0%	-0.092	-0.55
Vegetable share of dry matter	17.6%	-0.005	-0.09
Supplement share of dry matter	16.4%	-0.012	-0.20
Undeclared quantities	35.0%	-0.106	-3.70
Complete diet	yes	2.294	+2.29
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	0.707	+0.71
Processing multiplier	1.00	33.786	+33.79
Processing: Wet Chunks	yes	-0.672	-0.67

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.191	+6.42
Meat share of dry matter	54.3%	0.096	+5.21
Carb share of dry matter	1.8%	-0.115	-0.21
Oil share of dry matter	6.0%	-0.092	-0.55
Vegetable share of dry matter	17.6%	-0.005	-0.09
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.163	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	16.4%	-0.012	-0.20
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	35.0%	-0.106	-3.70
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	1.00	33.786	+33.79
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	no	-6.713	+0.00
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	yes	-0.672	-0.67

Processing-type offset: -0.08
Additives declared on label: +1 transparency bonus
Subtotal: 74.8
Final score: 75/100

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	75/100	current
v2	77/100
v1	76/100
v1.9	77/100

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	10.2	51 (band 18 to 40%)	100
Fat	5.1	25.5 (band 5.5 to 20%)	100
Fibre	0.5	2.5 (band 0.5 to 5%)	96.7

Scored over 3 declared nutrients (combined weight 50); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.

Declared fortification: 5 nutritional additives on the label

Vitamin D3 200 IU/kg
Zinc (Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 25 mg/kg
Manganese (Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate) 1.4 mg/kg
Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.75 mg/kg
Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 1 mg/kg

Medium confidence: the full five-part analysis is on file; where moisture was not declared it was estimated from the food type.

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% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)	13/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)	15/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)	5/10
✗ Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file	0/5
✓ 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.

Claims on file; none we can check against the label

Claim	Type	Check	Substantiation
The Canagan dog cans can be used as a topper to their dry food, as a meal on its own or a tasty treat (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
All of the packaging is 100% recyclable (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Free-Run Chicken (on pack)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
expertly crafted to match your dog's ancestral diet (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Chicken is an excellent source of protein, vitamins, phosphorous and selenium which is good for the immune system (on page)	Nutrient	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion