Description:
ACANA Free-Run Duck is a limited-ingredient food featuring 50% duck, a single, easily digestible animal protein that is perfect for dogs with food sensitivities or choosy eaters of all breeds and life stages.
Raised free-run, our duck arrives in richly nourishing WholePrey ratios of meat, organs, and cartilage or bone that mirror the natural diet, while delicious pear, squash, and pumpkin support healthy digestion.
Prepared from Fresh Regional Ingredients in our award-winning NorthStar Kitchen, ACANA Free-Run Duck is richly nourishing with a delicious flavour. Read our ingredients and we think you’ll agree!
Suitable for all breed sizes and all life stages.
Key Benefits:
- 50% Meat 50% Fruit, Vegetables and Botanicals.
- 0% Grains, CMO Ingredients or Potato
- Key ingredients promote peak physical conditioning in dogs of all breeds and life stages.
- Only 3 supplements - Vitamin E, Zinc Chelate, Copper Chelate. Unlike conventional dog foods, ACANA’s rich fresh meat and WholePrey inclusions deliver essential nutrients naturally, eliminating the need for long lists of additives and supplements.
Ingredients:
ACANA Free-Run Duck features a rich variety of farm-fresh ingredients that are raised or fished by people we know and trust, and delivered to our award-winning NorthStar Kitchen fresh or raw.
Fresh duck (18%), duck meat meal (17%), whole green peas, whole red lentils, fresh duck giblets (liver, heart, kidney) (7%), duck fat (6%), fresh Bartlett pears (4%), whole garbanzo beans, whole green lentils, whole yellow peas, dried duck cartilage (2%), lentil fibre, marine algae (1.2%) (pure and sustainable source of DHA and EPA), fresh whole butternut squash, fresh whole pumpkin, dried brown kelp, freeze-dried duck liver (0.1%), salt, fresh whole cranberries, fresh whole blueberries, chicory root, turmeric root, milk thistle, burdock root, lavender, marshmallow root, rosehips, enterococcus faecium.
Supplements:
Vitamin E, Zinc Chelate, Copper Chelate.
*Preserved with mixed tocopherols, a tocopherol rich extract of natural origin – Vitamin E and Rosemary Oil.
Nutritional Analysis:
Our Biologically Appropriate foods are designed to match the eating anatomy of dogs and to produce a nutritional analysis that mirrors the natural diet. We’ve packed ACANA with richly nourishing proteins and fats, and no grains or gluten.
| Crude protein (min.) | 31% |
| Crude fat (min.) | 15% |
| Crude ash (max.) | 7.5% |
| Crude fibres (max.) | 5% |
| Moisture (max.) | 12.00% |
| Calcium (min.) | 1.30% |
| Phosphorus (min.) | 0.90% |
| Omega-6 fatty acids (min.) | 2.20% |
| Omega-3 fatty acids (min.) | 0.80% |
| DHA (min.) | 0.15% |
| EPA (min.) | 0.10% |
| Glucosamine (min.) | 1200 mg/kg |
| Chondroitin sulfate (min.) | 1000 mg/kg |
Feeding Guidelines:
ACANA benefits dogs of all breeds and life stages. Just like you, your dog is unique and feeding requirements will vary with environment, age, and activity. The table below provides a starting point, to be adjusted as needed. Feed twice daily and always keep fresh water available.
| Weight of Dog | Active Dog | Less Active | ||
| Grams / Day | Cups / Day | Grams / Day | Cups / Day | |
| 2kg | 40g | 1/3c | 30g | 1/4c |
| 5kg | 90g | 3/4c | 60g | 1/2c |
| 10kg | 180g | 1-1/2c | 120g | 1c |
| 20kg | 300g | 2-1/2c | 200g | 1-2/3c |
| 30kg | 400g | 3-1/3c | 270g | 2-1/4c |
| 40kg | 480g | 4c | 330g | 2-3/4c |
| 50kg | 570g | 4-3/4c | 390g | 3-1/4c |
Use a standard 250ml/120g measuring cup. Serve dry or lightly moistened. See your veterinarian regularly. To help maintain freshness, we recommend sealing the bag tightly and storing it in a cool, dry location.
ACANA Free-Run Duck is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.
Calorie Distribution:
Unique compared to conventional foods, ACANA delivers more calories from protein and fat and fewer from carbohydrates, reducing the risk of obesity and promoting your dog’s peak health.
Metabolizable Energy is 3393 kcal/kg (407 kcal per 250ml/120g cup), with 32% from protein, 30% from vegetables and fruit, and 38% from fat.
Acana
Champion Petfoods make Biologically Appropriate Acana dog food from Fresh Regional Ingredients, made from start to finish in their very own award-winning kitchen. Their mission represents a new standard in pet food, designed to nourish dogs in two ways.
First, according to their natural evolution for a meat-based diet. Second, using ingredients that are sustainable and harvested by regional suppliers, delivered to their kitchen fresh or raw.
Learn more about Acana Dog Food.
- Life Stage
- Puppy, Adult, Senior, All Life Stages
- Breed Size
- Small, Medium, Large, Giant
- Flavour
- Duck
- Special Diet
- Grain Free, Limited Ingredients, High Protein
- Health Benefits
- Digestive Health
Reviews
"Quality food"
Posted byJill Horrobinon7th Jun 2022This has proved to be the best food tolerated by my gut-sensitive dog.