Acana Butcher's Favorites Wild-Caught Salmon (Adult, Dry)

Ingredients (verbatim and in label order, per manufacturer product page): Salmon, herring meal, pollock meal, whole chickpeas, whole peas, whole herring, whole red lentils, sunflower oil, dried salmon, flounder, natural fish flavor, dried apple pomace, whole green lentils, pea starch, salt, vitamin E supplement, dried kelp, zinc proteinate, mixed tocopherols (preservative), vitamin A supplement, dried chicory root, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, copper proteinate, citric acid (preservative). 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 WILD-CAUGHT SALMON RECIPE DOG FOOD is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for adult maintenance (per manufacturer).

An all-fish recipe in the strict sense: salmon, herring meal, pollock meal, whole herring, dried salmon and flounder are the only animal proteins, and the added fat is sunflower oil rather than an animal fat. For a dog that reacts to poultry and red meat both, this is the one recipe in the Butcher's Favorites line with no mammal or bird in it at all. Protein 36 percent minimum and 3,510 kcal/kg match the poultry recipe exactly. It is adult maintenance only. Three things to weigh honestly. This recipe publishes no taurine guarantee and does not list taurine as an ingredient, where the beef recipe in the same line does list it; it is a grain-free, legume-forward diet, the ingredient profile the FDA examined in its diet-associated canine dilated cardiomyopathy investigation, which reached no causal finding. It also carries no added vitamin D3 in the published list, where the beef and poultry recipes both do, though fish is itself a vitamin D source. And wild-caught describes how the fish was harvested, not where it came from: there is no sourcing statement and no 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.

Source: Acana product page (acana.com). Figures are the maker published values; check the bag for the current label.

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