Acana Meadowlands vs. Smalls Bird Recipe
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Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Acana Meadowlands
Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
deboned chicken deboned turkey chicken liver chicken meal catfish meal pollock meal whole red lentils whole pinto beans chicken fat pea starch
Smalls Bird Recipe
Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
finely ground chicken with bone chicken heart chicken liver chicken gizzard chicken egg goat’s milk water eggshell membrane herring oil mixed tocopherols
Acana MeadowlandsKibble |
Smalls Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
B |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 98% |
| Protein % | 36% | 45% |
| Fat % | 18% | 15% |
| Fiber % | 4% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2 to 1 | 3 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 37 | 9 |
| Meat Content |
18 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
15 total
low concentration |
None |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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