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Acana Pacifica (Canada) Review

Acana Dry Cat Food Review

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Ingredient Analysis

When evaluating a cat food, the first five ingredients can tell you a lot about the quality of a product as they make up the bulk of the product. Ideally, you're looking for quality protein sources with a minimum of cheap starches, fillers or by-products. Continuing down the ingredient list, look for ingredients that resemble real food with a minimal number of unpronounceable chemicals - the same as you would for human food.

Acana Pacifica (Canada) includes the following:

Note - a bolded ingredient in the above tables indicates it is one of the first five ingredients listed by the product manufacturer.

In this case, Acana Pacifica (Canada)'s most plentiful ingredient listed is fresh whole pacific herring, which is considered a quality protein source. It also contains fresh whole pacific pilchard and whole herring meal as additional quality protein sources.

Additionally, it's worth noting that this product does not list either by-products nor bulk-adding fillers within its top ingredients. By-products are considered inferior, lesser quality ingredients. Common fillers typically used to add bulk to the product are not required in your cat's diet. Together, their combined absence may be indicative of a higher quality product.

Allergen alert: This product contains fresh whole pacific herring, fresh whole pacific pilchard, fresh whole arrowtooth flounder, whole herring meal, pacific cod meal, pollock oil, fresh whole silver hake, fresh whole redstripe rockfish and freeze-dried cod liver which may be problematic for cats who suffer from seafood food allergies.

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Nutritional Analysis*

Compared to the other 3124 cat foods in our database, Acana Pacifica (Canada) has:

• an average amount of protein
• an average amount of carbohydrates
• an average amount of fat
• less fiber than average
• significantly less moisture than an equivalent wet food

In general, cats have been shown to do better with a higher protein, medium fat, lower carb diet with sufficient moisture. However, specialty diets as recommended by your veterinarian may prioritize a different nutritional breakdown.

Calorie Breakdown

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All the product information on this page is based on data collected from the manufacturer's product website as retrieved on January 17, 2021.

The authoritative source for ingredient lists and nutritional analysis for any pet food is always the pet food manufacturer.

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Ingredients

Ingredients as published by the cat food manufacturer:

Fresh whole Pacific herring, fresh whole Pacific pilchard, fresh whole arrowtooth flounder, whole herring meal, pacific cod meal, whole whiting meal, whole green peas, whole red lentils, whole chickpeas, whole green lentils, pollock oil, fresh whole silver hake, fresh whole redstripe rockfish, whole pinto beans,whole yellow peas, cold-pressed sunflower oil, sun-cured alfalfa, dried brown kelp, fresh pumpkin, fresh butternut squash, fresh parsnips, fresh green kale, fresh spinach, fresh mustard greens, fresh turnip greens, fresh carrots, fresh apples, fresh pears, freeze-dried cod liver, fresh cranberries, fresh blueberries, chicory root, turmeric root, milk thistle, burdock root, lavender, marshmallow root, rosehips. ADDITIVES (per kg): Technological additives: Tocopherol-rich extract of natural origin. Nutritional additives: Choline chloride: 1000 mg, vitamin E: 200 IU, zinc chelate of amino acids hydrate: 100 mg, copper chelate of amino acids hydrate: 10 mg, vitamin K: 1.25 mg. Zootechnical additives: Enterococcus faecium NCIMB10415: 600x10^6 CFU.

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*Note that some nutritional percentages reported are only estimated values, and are indicated as such as (est). Each cat food manufacturer is required by law to publish a Guaranteed Analysis, which defines each product's maximum values of fiber, moisture and ash in addition to the minimum values of protein and fat contained within. Exact nutritional percentages are not available and hence all calculated values (including carbohydrate percentages and calorie amounts) are determined using these minimum and maximum published values and therefore may differ from actual values.

Although a high score may be indicative of a higher-quality product it is not a guarantee. Similarly, a low score may or may not indicate an inferior product. The best food for your cat is the one that meets their individual needs.

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