ACANA Heritage Red Meat Formula is a grain-free dry dog food made with a variety of red-meat ingredients—beef, pork, and lamb—along with plant ingredients like lentils, beans, peas, and produce such as pumpkin, collard greens, apples, and pears. It provides a hearty, meat-forward option for pet parents looking for an ACANA red meat recipe and includes a detailed guaranteed analysis plus a metabolizable energy (calorie) statement to help you plan portions.
Note: Ingredient lists can vary by packaging/market; the ingredient panel and nutrition values below are pulled from online product listings for this specific “Red Meat Formula/Heritage Formula” recipe.
Key Benefits
- Grain-free recipe with beef, pork, and lamb listed among the ingredients.
- Includes fruits and vegetables such as pumpkin, collard greens, apples, and pears.
- Calorie statement provided in both kcal/kg and kcal per 8 oz cup (from sourced listings).
- Guaranteed analysis includes protein, fat, fiber, moisture, plus DHA/EPA and omega fatty acids.
- Contains added probiotics (microorganisms listed in guaranteed analysis on sourced listings).
Ingredients
Listed in the order provided by the manufacturer.
Beef, pork, beef meal, whole red lentils, whole pinto beans, whole green peas, pork meal, beef fat, whole green lentils, whole chickpeas, whole yellow peas, deboned lamb, fish oil, lentil fiber, natural pork flavor, pea starch, beef tripe, beef liver, beef kidney, pork liver, pork kidney, salt, dried kelp, whole pumpkin, zinc proteinate, collard greens, whole apples, whole pears, mixed tocopherols (preservative), taurine, calcium pantothenate, freeze-dried beef liver, freeze-dried pork liver, freeze-dried lamb liver, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, dried chicory root, turmeric, sarsaparilla, althea root, rose hips, juniper berries, citric acid (preservative), rosemary extract, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product.
Guaranteed Analysis
| Crude Protein (min) |
29% |
| Crude Fat (min) |
17% |
| Crude Fiber (max) |
6% |
| Moisture (max) |
12% |
| DHA (min) |
0.15% |
| EPA (min) |
0.15% |
| Calcium (min) |
1.4% |
| Phosphorus (min) |
1% |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min) |
0.8% |
| Omega-6 Fatty Acids (min) |
2.1% |
| Glucosamine (min) |
300 mg/kg |
| Total Microorganisms (min) |
100MM CFU/lb |
Calorie Content
Metabolizable Energy: 3405 kcal/kg (388 kcal per 8 oz cup).
Feeding Guidance
Life Stage: Not specified in sourced ingredient/nutrition panels.
Feed amounts vary by your dog’s age, activity level, and body condition. Use the manufacturer’s feeding guidelines on the bag as a starting point and adjust as needed.