Is Canagan Scottish Salmon a good dog food?
We score it 71/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Why this score?
This recipe achieves an overall score of 71 out of 100. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +9.1 points and the meat content contributed +5.9 points. However, the processing format adjusted the score by -6.7 and ingredients without printed percentages contributed -4.2 points.
Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.
40% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe71
- Nutritionalmedium100
- Transparency60
- Safety100
- EvidenceNot recorded
The Recipe score measures how attractive and transparent the declared ingredient list is. It is not, by itself, proof that the food is nutritionally appropriate for long-term feeding. The Nutritional and Evidence scores measure what we can verify towards that stronger claim.
Complete extruded dry food for dogs of all life stages, with salmon, sweet potatoes and herring as the main ingredients.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 29%
- Fat
- 17%
- Fibre
- 3%
- Ash
- 9.50%
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- 2%
- Omega-6 fatty acids
- 2.20%
- Calcium
- 1.64%
- Phosphorus
- 1%
Energy: 398 kcal/100g
Additives & feeding info
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) 45 mg/kg; Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 10 mg/kg; Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 2 mg/kg; Selenium (Sodium Selenite) 0.2 mg/kg
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.
Feeding guide
Transition gradually over 7 days from 25% to 100% Canagan. Adult Maintenance (under 1 hr exercise/day): 5kg=80g, 10kg=120g, 15kg=150g, 20kg=200g, 30kg=290g, 40kg=370g, 50kg=450g. Adult Active (over 1 hr exercise/day): 5kg=100g, 10kg=150g, 15kg=190g, 20kg=240g, 30kg=350g, 40kg=420g, 50kg=540g. Puppy portion tables provided by expected adult weight bands. Adjust by +/-10% for overweight/underweight dogs. Always ensure clean drinking water is available.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Single named protein: fish
- Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
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. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (23)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freshly Prepared Scottish Salmon (30.5%) | Salmon | meat | good | 30.5 | 30.5 |
| 2 | Sweet Potato | Sweet Potatoes | carb | good | - | 3.3 |
| 3 | Dried Herring (12.2%) | Herring | meat | good | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| 4 | Peas | Peas | veg | good | - | 3.2 |
| 5 | Potato | Potatoes | carb | medium | - | 3.1 |
| 6 | Freshly Prepared Trout (6.6%) | Trout | meat | good | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 7 | Dried Salmon (5%) | Salmon | meat | good | 5 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Alfalfa | Alfalfa | veg | good | - | 3.0 |
| 9 | Dried White Fish (2%) | White Fish | meat | good | 2 | 2.0 |
| 10 | Salmon Oil (2%) | Salmon Oil | oil | good | 2 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Salmon Stock (1.8%) | Salmon | meat | good | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 12 | Sunflower Oil | Sunflower oil | oil | good | - | 2.9 |
| 13 | Apple | Apples | veg | good | - | 2.7 |
| 14 | Carrot | Carrots | veg | good | - | 2.6 |
| 15 | Seaweed | Seaweed | veg | good | - | 2.5 |
| 16 | Fructooligosaccharides | Fructo-oligosaccharides | supplement | good | - | 2.4 |
| 17 | Spinach | Spinach | veg | good | - | 2.3 |
| 18 | Psyllium | Psyllium | fibre | good | - | 2.2 |
| 19 | Camomile | Chamomile | veg | good | - | 2.1 |
| 20 | Cranberry | Cranberries | veg | good | - | 2.0 |
| 21 | Marigold | Calendula | veg | good | - | 1.9 |
| 22 | Peppermint | Peppermint | veg | good | - | 1.8 |
| 23 | Aniseed and Fenugreek. | Fenugreek | veg | good | - | 1.7 |
Brand
- Website
- https://canagan.com/
- [email protected]
- Phone
- +44
- Address
- Thomas Road Wooburn Green Buckinghamshire HP10 0PE
- Contact page
- www.canagan.co.uk
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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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-06. 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 | 1.0 | 9.191 | +9.06 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 61.4% | 0.096 | +5.89 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 3.4% | -0.115 | -0.40 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 10.4% | -0.092 | -0.96 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 15.5% | -0.005 | -0.08 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 4.9% | -0.012 | -0.06 |
| Undeclared quantities | 39.9% | -0.106 | -4.21 |
| 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 | 1.0 | 9.191 | +9.06 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 61.4% | 0.096 | +5.89 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 3.4% | -0.115 | -0.40 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 10.4% | -0.092 | -0.96 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 15.5% | -0.005 | -0.08 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 4.9% | -0.012 | -0.06 |
| 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 | 39.9% | -0.106 | -4.21 |
| 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
- 70.6
- Final score
- 71/100
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 | 71/100 | current |
| v1 | 68/100 |
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 | 29 | 32 (band 19.790055248618785 to 40%) | 100 |
| Fat | 17 | 18.8 (band 6.04696132596685 to 20%) | 100 |
| Fibre | 3 | 3.3 (band 0.5 to 5%) | 100 |
| Calcium | 1.64 | 1.8 (band 0.5497237569060773 to 2.5%) | 100 |
| Phosphorus | 1 | 1.1 (band 0.4397790055248619 to 1.6%) | 100 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.6 | 1.6 (band 1 to 2%) | 100 |
| Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3) | - | - | 100 |
| Energy (kcal/100g) | 398 | 439.8 | 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. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 9.5% from the food type.
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) 45 mg/kg
- Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 10 mg/kg
- Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 2 mg/kg
- Selenium (Sodium Selenite) 0.2 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 (60.1% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 12/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| 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 (Analytical constituents declared, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Puppies & Adults (on pack) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Grain free dog food (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| freshly prepared Scottish salmon (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| boosted by protein-rich herring, trout and white fish (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Expertly crafted with specially selected vegetables and botanicals to match your dog's ancestral diet (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Our salmon is sourced from the Scottish highlands (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| A delicious source of easily digestible protein, Omega-3, vitamin D and selenium (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Sweet Potato – a highly digestible premium source of slow-release energy, rich in anti-oxidants and a great source of soluble fibre (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Seaweed provides a natural and valuable source of minerals which contain iodine to support thyroid function and control metabolism (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Marigold stimulates white blood cell production and strengthens the immune system (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Cranberry is rich in Vitamin C and helps promote a healthy urinary tract (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Camomile is thought to reduce stress (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer 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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