Acana Butcher's Favorites Poultry & Liver (Adult, Dry)
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Ingredients (verbatim and in label order, per manufacturer product page): Chicken, chicken meal, herring meal, whole chickpeas, whole peas, chicken liver, whole red lentils, chicken fat, dried chicken, turkey, eggs, natural chicken flavor, ground whole flaxseed, whole green lentils, pea starch, fish oil, chicken heart, salt, vitamin E supplement, dried kelp, zinc proteinate, mixed tocopherols (preservative), vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, dried chicory root, copper proteinate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid. The statement continues past this point on the manufacturer page; check the bag for the official full ingredient statement.
Guaranteed analysis (as fed, per manufacturer): Crude protein (min) 36%, Crude fat (min) 17%, Crude fiber (max) 4%, Moisture (max) 12%. Energy: metabolizable energy 3,510 kcal/kg, 421 kcal per 8 fl oz cup, with 36 percent of calories from protein, 23 percent from carbohydrates and 41 percent from fat. AAFCO: ACANA BUTCHER'S FAVORITES FREE-RUN POULTRY & LIVER RECIPE DOG FOOD is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for adult maintenance (per manufacturer).
The poultry entry in the Butcher's Favorites line, and the most ingredient-consistent of the three: chicken, chicken meal, chicken liver, chicken fat, dried chicken, chicken heart and turkey, with herring meal the only non-poultry meat. That makes it a better fit than its beef sibling for a dog you are keeping off pork. Protein is a 36 percent minimum and energy is 3,510 kcal/kg, both the same as the salmon recipe and marginally above the beef. It is adult maintenance only, so not a puppy food. The same two caveats apply as across the line. It is grain free with chickpeas, peas and red lentils high in the list, which is the ingredient profile the FDA looked at in its diet-associated canine dilated cardiomyopathy investigation, an investigation that reached no causal finding; unlike the beef recipe, this one does not list taurine among its ingredients and publishes no taurine guarantee. And free-run in the product name is not backed by any sourcing or made-in statement on the page, so both origin points score zero.
Consolidated from publicly available manufacturer information (link above), compiled Oct 24, 2026. Not tested or evaluated by Sniff and Shift. Not medical advice, verify on current packaging and consult your veterinarian.
Questions about Acana Butcher's Favorites Poultry & Liver (Adult, Dry)
Is it pork free?
On the published list, yes. Every meat entry is chicken or turkey apart from herring meal and fish oil, which makes it the pork-free choice in the Butcher's Favorites line. The beef recipe in the same line contains pork meal and pork fat.
How much protein does it have?
Crude protein 36% as-fed minimum, with 3,510 kcal/kg or 421 kcal per 8 fl oz cup. These are the maker's published figures, not our measurements.
Can puppies eat it?
No. The maker's AAFCO statement is for adult maintenance only.
Does it list taurine?
No. Taurine does not appear in this recipe's published ingredient list and no taurine percentage is published in the guaranteed analysis, where the beef recipe in the same line does list taurine as an ingredient. Worth knowing because this is a grain-free, legume-forward diet.
Source: Acana product page (acana.com). Figures are the maker published values; check the bag for the current label.
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