Complete pet food for medium-breed puppies, formulated with fresh, whole animal ingredients to support development and health.
Features
Acana Puppy & Junior is a complete pet food for puppies that will grow to adult weights of 9 to 25 kg. All puppies are naturally carnivores and are biologically adapted to a diet rich in a variety of fresh, whole animal ingredients, supplemented with a small amount of fruits and vegetables.
That's why Acana Puppy & Junior is packed with free-range chicken, wild-caught plaice, and nest-laid eggs, delivered fresh in Wholeprey'„¢ ratios, so you can enjoy a healthy, balanced diet. Acana is packed with goodness and flavor.
Free from grains and fast-absorbing carbohydrates like rice, tapioca, or potatoes, Acana is instead rich in animal protein to maximize your puppy's development and health.
Made in our award-winning kitchens using Canada's finest and freshest ingredients, Acana Biologically Appropriate foods help keep your puppy healthy, vibrant, and strong.
Modern dogs are built like their ancestors, and we believe they should be fed the same way. How do you know if your dog's food is Biologically Appropriate? Simple, just answer three questions about the meat ingredients.
How Many Meat Ingredients?
Completely free of plant protein concentrates, Acana Puppy & Junior is packed with 70% meat ingredients '€“ up to double the amount of most other dog foods.
How Many Fresh Meat Ingredients?
1/3 of Acana's meat ingredients are Fresh to provide essential nutrients in their richest form, while 2/3 are Dried to provide a rich source of meat protein.
How Many Meat Varieties?
Acana Heritage contains 3 varieties of meat. of animal ingredients in Wholeprey'„¢ ratios, including meat, organs, and cartilage to provide the necessary nutrients naturally and completely.
- Free-Range Chicken '€“ meat, liver, heart, kidney, and cartilage, fresh from local farms.
- Nest-Laid Eggs '€“ whole and fresh from prairie farms.
- Wild-Caught Plaice '€“ whole and fresh from North Vancouver Island.
In nature, there are no synthetic additives, and both dogs and wolves meet their complete nutritional needs by eating whole prey animals; muscle provides protein; liver, kidney, and tripe provide vitamins and minerals; Bones and cartilage provide calcium and phosphorus.
Zinc | The Only Supplement We Use
Acana mirrors the natural diet by incorporating animal ingredients, organs, and cartilage in the right ratios to provide the necessary nutrients in the most natural way possible, providing a concentrated, natural source of essentially all the nutrients your dog needs for optimal growth. For this reason, virtually all of Acana's ingredients are naturally occurring and not synthetic.
The Best and Freshest Canadian Ingredients
Acana Puppy & Junior contains an unmatched variety of local ingredients raised or caught by people we know and trust. Plus, they're declared "fit for human consumption" and delivered fresh to our award-winning Northstar® kitchens, every day!
Designed for Carnivores
Even though your puppy looks different from a gray wolf, they share their anatomical structure, meaning they're more likely to be a bit smaller. evolved and adapted to a carnivore diet, rich in meat, protein, and fat.
Based on this biological data and to achieve the same nutritional profile as Mother Nature intended for your puppy, Acana contains highly nutritious proteins and fats while limiting unwanted carbohydrates.
Biologically Appropriate'„¢
Meat-Based Foods That Mirror the Evolutionary Diet of Puppies
The gray wolf is the ancestor of all dogs. Although years and years of breeding have produced "different-looking wolves," the internal functions of modern puppies and their wild wolf cousins '€‹'€‹have remained unchanged, so there is no need to worry about the difference. It's no wonder their nutritional needs remain unchanged.
Rich in Meat (70%)
Biologically, puppies evolved to eat a diet rich in meat. That's why Acana Puppy & Junior contains 70% meat, including free-range chicken, wild-caught flounder, and whole nest-laid eggs, all sourced from regional farms and deemed fit for human consumption.
Conventional puppy foods, on the other hand, are often low in meat, which, in turn, rarely comes from the human food chain.
High Amount of Fresh Meat Inclusions (1/3)
Fresh meat ingredients are in their most nutritious and natural form. That's why 1/3 of the poultry, fish, and eggs in Acana are truly fresh and packed with goodness and flavor, while 2/3 are dehydrated to provide a rich, natural source of animal protein. All of the animals we source our ingredients from are certified fit for human consumption'€”a rarity in today's pet foods!
Popular dog foods, however, rarely contain truly fresh animal ingredients.
A Variety of Whole Animal Ingredients (3)
In the wild, dogs can eat a wide variety of prey. That's why Acana contains a diversity of whole animal ingredients. A blend of ingredients including free-range chicken, whole eggs, and whole fish, all in rich Wholeprey'„¢ ratios of meat, organs, and cartilage that mimic the natural diet, without the long list of synthetic additives found in conventional dog foods.
Conventional dog foods, on the other hand, contain one or two animal ingredients, rarely in Wholeprey'„¢ ratios, and have a long list of synthetic additives.
Rich in Animal Protein (33%)
Completely free of potato and pea protein concentrates, ingredients typically found in conventional dog foods, Acana's high protein content comes from high-quality animal (not plant) ingredients, which promote lean muscle mass and provide dogs with the nutrients they need. Food.
Common dog foods, on the other hand, are generally low in protein (and high in carbohydrates) or contain vegetable protein concentrates to increase the protein content, which are unsuitable for pets.
Limited Carbohydrates (25%)
Carbohydrates, known to be one of the main causes of obesity and diabetes, are a very marginal element of a dog's diet. For this reason, Acana limits the carbohydrate content and replaces rapidly absorbed carbohydrates (such as those from rice, potatoes, and tapioca) with low-glycemic fruits and vegetables.
Common dog foods, on the other hand, often contain over 50% carbohydrates and high-glycemic ingredients.
Composition
Fresh chicken meat (16%), dried chicken (13%), dried turkey (13%), red lentils, whole peas, fresh chicken giblets (liver, heart, kidney) (6%), chicken fat (6%), fresh whole eggs (4%), fresh whole flounder (4%), dried herring (3%), herring oil (3%), sun-dried alfalfa (2%), green lentils, fava beans (2%), whole yellow peas, fiber Peas, fresh chicken cartilage (2%), dried brown kelp, fresh whole pumpkin, fresh whole butternut squash, fresh whole parsnips, fresh kale, fresh spinach, fresh mustard greens, fresh turnip greens, fresh whole carrots, fresh Red Delicious apples, fresh Bartlett pears, freeze-dried chicken liver, freeze-dried turkey liver, fresh whole cranberries, fresh whole blueberries, chicory root, turmeric, milk thistle, burdock root, lavender, marshmallow root, rose hips.
Additives
Nutritional additives
Zinc, Enterococcus faecium.
Technological additives
Mixed tocopherols (a tocopherol-rich extract of natural origin '€“ Vitamin E), rosemary.
Analytical Constituents
| Crude protein (min.) | 33 % |
| Crude oils and fats (min.) | 20 % |
| Raw ash (max.) | 7 % |
| Raw fiber (max.) | 5 % |
| Humidity (max.) | 12 % |
| Football (min.) | 1.5 % |
| Phosphorus (min.) | 1.1 % |
| Omega-6 fatty acids (min.) | 2.7 % |
| Omega-3 fatty acids (min.) | 1 % |
| Dha (min.) | 0.3 % |
| Epa (min.) | 0.3 % |
| Gluosamine (min.) | 1400 mg/kg |
| Chondroitin sulfate (min.) | 900 mg/kg |
| Linoleic Acid (min.) | 2.5 % |
| Carbohydrates (Nfe) | 23 % |
Vitamins
| Vitamin A | 13.5 Kiu/kg |
| Vitamin D3 | 1,450 Iu/kg |
| Vitamin E | 110 Iu/kg |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 5.5 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 6.5 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 54 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B5 (Pant. Acid) | 19 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) | 2.75 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.08 mg/kg |
| Folic Acid | 1.5 mg/kg |
| Choline | 2,200 mg/kg |
Minerals
| Sodium | 0.35 % |
| Chloride | 0.51 % |
| Potassium | 0.75 % |
| Magnesium | 0.13 % |
| Iron | 190 mg/kg |
| Zinc | 195 mg/kg |
| Copper | 19 mg/kg |
| Manganese | 13 mg/kg |
| Iodine | 2.1 mg/kg |
| Selenium | 0.6 mg/kg |
Amino acids
| Lysine | 2.30 % |
| Threonine | 1.30 % |
| Methionine | 0.64 % |
| Isoleucine | 1.34 % |
| Leucine | 2.36 % |
| Valina | 1.64 % |
| Arginine | 2.38 % |
| Phenylalanine | 1.43 % |
| Histidine | 0.71 % |
| Tryptophan | 0.35 % |
| Cystine | 0.36 % |
| Tyrosine | 0.95 % |
| Methionine-Cysteine | 1.00 % |
| Phenylalanine-Tyrosine | 2.38 % |
Inclusions Of Officinal Plants
| Chicory root | 400 mg/kg |
| Turmeric root | 100 mg/kg |
| Milk thistle | 100 mg/kg |
| Burdock root | 100 mg/kg |
| Lavender | 100 mg/kg |
| Marshmallow Root | 100 mg/kg |
| Roseberry | 100 mg/kg |
Directions for Use
Acana benefits puppies of all breeds and sizes. Just like you, your puppy has unique nutritional needs based on their environment, age, and activity level.
The table below is a guideline, which you should adjust as needed to maintain a healthy weight and peak health. We recommend monitoring your puppy's weight and adjusting portions accordingly. The recommended frequency is two meals a day, always leaving fresh, clean water available.
Use a standard 250 ml/120 g measuring cup. Serve dry or slightly moistened. We recommend regular visits to your veterinarian. To maintain product freshness, we recommend tightly resealing the bag and storing it in a cool, dry place.
Size
2 kg
Product Code:FRCM240670
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