Description
Acana Pacifica Dog Food is part of the Acana Regionals Range and features an unmatched variety of local ingredients that are raised or fished by people they know and trust, passed fit for human consumption, and then delivered to their door fresh each day.
This Acana Pacifica Dog Food recipe is loaded with Pacific salmon, herring and flounder from North Vancouver Island, while being grain-free. It mirrors the diet Mother Nature would provide for your dog, and is loaded with nourishing meat proteins and fats, while limiting unwanted carbohydrates and high-glycemic grains.
Acana Pacifica Dog Food is grain-free to reduce unwanted carbohydrates, and features local fruits and vegetables for a rich supply of natural phytonutrients.
- 60% fish.
- 40% Vegetables, fruits and botanicals.
- 0% Grain.
- Contains 3 fresh fish – Salmon, herring and flounder.
Rich in Fish – 60%: Made with a full 60% of nourishing fish, this diet matches your dog’s evolutionary adaptation to a protein rich diet, and a variety of fresh, local fish reflects the diversity and freshness Nature intended your dog to eat.
Fresh, Local Fruits and Vegetables: In place of inappropriate cereal grains, Acana Pacifica is loaded with a full 40% of fruits & vegetables including Red Delicious apples from the sun-drenched Okanagan valley, and butternut squash and spinach greens from local prairie farms – all bursting with goodness to support peak health and immunity.
Grain Free and Low Carbohydrate: Rich in protein and low in carbohydrates to match your dog’s natural diet, this recipe is free of high glycemic grains, such as rice and corn, found in conventional dog foods. Long associated with obesity and diabetes, high glycemic grains break down quickly, causing a rapid and large rise in your dog’s blood sugar. Being grain-free and low in carbohydrates, means your dog’s blood sugar will rise less over a longer period of time so their sensitivity to insulin is beneficially increased and fat storage is decreased to achieve peak conditioning.
Luxuriant Skin and Coat: Each morsel is infused with marine-source Omega 3 DHA, EPA from wild-caught New Brunswick herring to support immunity and luxuriant skin & hair coat – your dog’s outer symbol of health and vitality.
Enhanced Metabolism: Organic sea vegetables and botanicals including juniper berries, lavender flowers, sun-cured alfalfa and peppermint leaf enhance metabolism while nourishing and toning your dog’s digestive tract.
Ingredients
Composition:
Fresh whole pacific herring (14%), fresh whole pacific pilchard (12%), fresh whole arrowtooth flounder (8%), whole herring meal (8%), pacific cod meal (7%), whole whiting meal (7%), whole green peas, whole red lentils, whole chickpeas, whole green lentils, pollock oil (6%), fresh whole silver hake (4%), fresh whole redstripe rockfish (4%), whole pinto beans, whole yellow peas, sun-cured alfalfa, cold-pressed sunflower oil, lentil fiber, dried brown kelp, fresh pumpkin, fresh butternut squash, fresh parsnips, fresh green kale, fresh spinach, fresh mustard greens, fresh turnip greens, fresh carrots, fresh red delicious apples, fresh bartlett pears, freeze-dried cod liver (0.1%), fresh cranberries, fresh 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.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude protein (min.) 35 %
Crude fat (min.) 17 %
Crude ash (max.) 7 %
Crude fibres (max.) 6 %
Moisture (max.) 12 %
Calcium (min.) 1.5 %
Phosphorus (min.) 1.1 %
Omega-6 fatty acids (min.) 2 %
Omega-3 fatty acids (min.) 2 %
DHA (min.) 0.9 %
EPA (min.) 0.7 %
Glucosamine (min.) 700 mg/kg
Chondroitin sulfate (min.) 900 mg/kg
Vitamins and Minerals:
Vitamin A 11 KIU/kg
Vitamin D3 2,500 IU/kg
Vitamin E 260 IU/kg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 21 mg/kg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 21.2 mg/kg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 150 mg/kg
Vitamin B5 (Pan. Acid) 23 mg/kg
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 18 mg/kg
Vitamin B12 0.20 mg/kg
Folic Acid 2.15 mg/kg
Choline 2,100 mg/kg
Sodium 0.45 %
Chloride 0.75 %
Potassium 0.85 %
Magnesium 0.10 %
Iron 150 mg/kg
Zinc 180 mg/kg
Copper 24 mg/kg
Manganese 17 mg/kg
Iodine 3.14 mg/kg
Selenium 0.85 mg/kg
Botanical Inclusions:
Chicory root 400 mg/kg
Tumeric 100 mg/kg
Milk thistle 100 mg/kg
Burdock root 100 mg/kg
Lavender 100 mg/kg
Marshmallow root 100 mg/kg
Rosehips 100 mg/kg
Amino Acids:
Lysine 2.31 %
Threonine 1.38 %
Methionine 0.81 %
Isoleucine 1.37 %
Leucine 2.37 %
Valine 1.64 %
Arginine 2.21 %
Phenylalanine 1.34 %
Histidine 0.71 %
Tryptophan 0.37 %
Cystine 0.37 %