Acana Homestead Harvest vs. Smalls Water Bird Recipe

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Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Smalls is 100% pea-free; Acana has peas as its 5th ingredient.

Acana Homestead Harvest

Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

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First 10 ingredients:

deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal oatmeal whole peas chicken fat whole green lentils whole chickpeas eggs deboned turkey

Smalls Water Bird Recipe

Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Smalls is 100% pea-free; Acana has peas as its 5th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

finely ground duck with bone duck heart duck liver duck gizzard duck egg duck blood goat's milk water eggshell membrane herring oil

 

Acana Homestead Harvest

Kibble

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Smalls Water Bird Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 98%
Protein % 33% 45%
Fat % 16% 20%
Fiber % 4% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.06 to 1 2.25 to 1
Total Ingredients 19 10
Meat Content 11 total
high quality
6 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free No, 5th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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