Acana puppy food offers high meat content and is tailored to match the evolutionary diet of your canine friend. Sourced from regional farms and fishermen, Acana’s ingredients ensure high levels of protein and essential vitamins for maximum nutritional benefit.
These recipes include animal muscle meats as well as freeze-dried liver and cartilage for your pup to snack on, mimicking his or her natural diet.
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Protein
Puppies are biologically carnivores, evolved to thrive on diets rich in meat and animal protein. ACANA recipes incorporate fresh meats at higher proportions to ensure your pup receives all of her necessary protein and nutrition needs. ACANA recipes utilize multiple sources for proteins and amino acids including poultry, fish and beef meat products which provide essential amino acids.
This recipe has been developed to meet the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages, specifically regarding large breed puppy growth. It utilizes 70%1 quality animal ingredients like free-run chicken and raw flounder which provide high levels of nutrient and protein, along with fruits, vegetables and botanicals sourced locally.
This product sources its protein from several different sources, such as free-run turkey and chicken, cage-free eggs, and wild-caught herring – all packed full of amino acids to help your pup build muscle mass. In addition, chicory root provides inulin for inulin production. Furthermore, chelated minerals make the product easier for your puppy to digest.
Grain
Acana’s recipes are created from high-quality, fresh ingredients and are carefully designed. Their goal is to offer your dog complete, balanced nutrition at all stages of life – such as limited ingredient diets for specific breeds/sizes of dogs as well as recipes suitable for every life stage and size of canine. Furthermore, Acana leads the industry in food safety and quality standards.
Veterinarians recommend ACANA products due to its focus on creating biologically appropriate diets for dogs. ACANA uses various animal proteins and fruits, vegetables, and botanicals in its foods to simulate what dogs would find naturally in nature; additionally all their pet foods undergo rigorous feeding trials at their facility to ensure safety.
Their food contains a combination of whole grains such as oats, sorghum, and millet that is processed quickly in their award-winning Alberta kitchen to give puppies essential nutrition for growth and wellbeing. Furthermore, their recipes use fresh or raw animal ingredients from trusted local providers, for maximum freshness.
Flavor
ACANA pet foods stand apart from most pet food offerings by only using raw ingredients that have been preserved with refrigeration instead of artificial preservatives, helping preserve natural flavors and nutrients while still meeting health standards. ACANA sources quality meats like free-run poultry, cage-free eggs and wild-caught fish to make delicious yet wholesome food dishes that provide their dogs and cats with maximum benefit and taste! All this together with nutritious grains and fruits creates food that’s both nutritious and delectable!
As puppies are carnivorous animals, their biological adaptation requires them to eat an abundant and varied diet of fresh whole meats with smaller amounts of fruits, vegetables, and botanicals. ACANA formulas reflect this evolutionary diet by being high in nourishing proteins and fats while also excluding rice, potato, tapioca as well as long lists of synthetic ingredients.
ACANA’s recipes are carefully designed, and each batch is tested for safety. Their nutritious food promotes proper digestion while strengthening and building confidence in puppies as they age, as well as decreasing allergies or sensitivities that could arise later.
Cost
Acana offers a selection of puppy foods tailored specifically for different sizes and breeds of puppies, free from artificial ingredients and allergens, made with human-grade meats from local farms, with high concentrations of protein and fat for optimal development in puppies as well as providing essential glucosamine, an important nutrient for joint health. Their products can be found both online retailers as well as pet stores nationwide.
Acana’s Biologically Appropriate recipes are created from at least three fresh, whole animal proteins that provide easily digested and assimilable amino acids that support muscle tone, proper growth and injury healing. Fresh regional fish contains DHA/EPA for healthy cell membranes and immune system function while the main component – gluten-free grains including oats, sorghum and millet – provide B vitamins, magnesium iron phosphorus in small batches steamed cooked to preserve both nutrition and flavor.
