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ACANA Classics Pâté, Chicken Recipe Wet Dog Food

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ACANA Classics Pâté, Chicken Recipe Wet Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Wet
  • Adult
Protein
8% min
Fat
6% min
Fiber
1.5% max
Moisture
78% max

Facts read from acana.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 Chicken
  2. 2 chicken bone broth
  3. 3 sweet potato
  4. 4 chicken liver
  5. 5 rolled oats
  6. 6 barley
  7. 7 ground dried chickpeas
  8. 8 pumpkin
  9. 9 natural flavor
  10. 10 fish oil
  11. 11 carrots
  12. 12 oat hulls
  13. 13 cranberries
  14. 14 guar gum
  15. 15 dicalcium phosphate
  16. 16 agar-agar
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 salt
  19. 19 spinach
  20. 20 inulin
  21. 21 sunflower oil
  22. 22 minerals (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, selenium yeast, copper proteinate, cobalt proteinate, manganese proteinate, potassium iodide)
  23. 23 vitamins (vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, niacin supplement, calcium pantothenate, vitamin A supplement, riboflavin supplement, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid)
  24. 24 choline chloride
  25. 25 sodium carbonate
  26. 26 magnesium sulfate
  27. 27 L-carnitine

In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude protein8% min36.4%
Crude fat6% min27.3%
Crude fiber1.5% max6.8%
Moisture78% max—
Zinc50 mg/kg min—
Vitamin E75 IU/kg min—
Omega-6 fatty acids0.8% min3.6%
Omega-3 fatty acids0.16% min0.7%

Dry matter takes the water out (value ÷ (100 − moisture) × 100), so wet and dry foods can be compared on one scale.

Calories

per kg
1,245 kcal
per can
441 kcal

The label says: “CALORIE CONTENT (ME CALCULATED) 1245 kcal/kg, 441 kcal/can (12.5 oz, 354 g)”

Against the AAFCO minimums

The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for dogs, adult maintenance.

  • protein64.3 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat48.2 g vs 13.8 g minimumAbove

Per 1,000 kcal, the way AAFCO writes its profiles. Meeting a minimum doesn't make a food right for your pet: ask your veterinarian. How this is worked out

Carbohydrates and calories (estimates)

About 21.5% of the dry matter is carbohydrate, worked out by difference: labels don't state it. The label states no ash, so 8% of dry matter is assumed (a typical value).

  • Protein 29%
  • Fat 53%
  • Carbohydrate 17%

Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).

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