Acana Light and Fit Dog Food
January 20, 2009
Filed under Acana, Dog Food Reviews
Acana Light and Fit Dog Food
Acana Light and Fit Dog Food is produced and manufactured by Champion Pet Foods.
Acana Light and Fit Dog Food Review
As with all dog food recipes the first thing we are going to look at are the first five ingredients. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of the dog food. When looking at the first five ingredients you want to make sure there is plenty of meat and grains are minimal.
Acana Light and Fit Dog Food First Five Ingredients:
- Chicken Meal
- Steamed Oats
- Fresh Free-Run Chicken
- Peas
- Brown Rice
Chicken Meal is the first ingredient and is a named meat ingredient. A dog’s diet needs to based on the fact that dogs need meat and protein that derives from meat.
Steamed Oats are the second ingredient and are going to be the main source of grains. Oats are of decent quality.
Fresh Free-Run Chicken is the third ingredient in this recipe. This ingredient is inclusive of its water content. Meaning that once the water is removed and this ingredients becomes a dried ingredient it will weigh significantly less, thus making it fall further in the ingredients list.
Peas are the fourth ingredient and are of decent quality.
Brown Rice is the fifth ingredient and is also of decent quality.
Acana Light and Fit Dog Food First Full Ingredients:
Chicken meal, steamed oats, fresh free-run chicken, peas, brown rice, fresh deboned
salmon, chicken liver, fresh whole eggs, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols
and rosemary), pea fiber, sun-cured alfalfa, salmon oil, pumpkin, chicken cartilage
(natural source of glucosamine and chondroitin), red delicious apples, carrots, turnip
greens, cranberries, Saskatoon berries, organic sea vegetables (kelp, bladderwrack,
dulse), burdock root, marshmallow root, juniper berries, fenugreek, sweet fennel,
angelica root, sea buckthorn, chicory root, stinging nettle, red raspberry leaf, milk
thistle, peppermint leaf, marigold flowers.
Acana Light and Fit Dog Food Guaranteed Analysis:
Protein ……………………………….35 %
Fat ……………………………………10 %
Fiber …………………………………..6 %
Calcium ……………………………. 1.3 %
Phosphorus ……………………….. 1.1 %
Omega-6…………………………… 1.8 %
Omega-3 ………………………….. 0.3 %
Glucosamine ………………..900 mg/kg
Chondroitin …………………..500 mg/kg
I have just purchased my first bag of Acana Light and Fit for my 2 golden retrievers – aged 3 & 1.
They have been eating Royal Canin (golden retriever) and seem to maintain too much weight – I also find their coats not as dense as they should be.
I am looking forward to seeing how they do on this new food.
I bought it at Global Pet Foods in Orleans Ont where I shop for all my dog products.
Have been using Orijen with great success with a 3.5 yr old long-hair dachshund. Since Acana Light & Fit is made by same people who make Orijen, was anxious to give it a try. This formula is NOT available in the States from my favorite dog food store. I bought two bags of it on my recent trip to Toronto. My dog is loving it and is doing well on it. I highly recommend this dog food to everyone.
My golden has been on Orijen for two years, she is almost 3 now. A few days ago she had an attack of pancreatitis so cannot use Orijen anymore. Too much fat in Orijen (she is on the slim side anyway) I was thinking of using the Acana Light and Fit…or Welness core with 10% fat.
Actually Carol, do not use Acana fit and lite the protein levels are too high at 35% too high. You need low fat and low protein.