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Acana vs. Wellness

In this comparison article for Acana vs Wellness, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare Acana and Wellness, we'll use up-to-date nutritional and price information.

There are many factors to consider when choosing the best pet food brand for your pet. Factors such as ingredient quality, guaranteed analysis, product safety, brand history, and cost are among the most important factors to consider.

Throughout this Wellness vs Acana comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our Acana Review Page or Wellness Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Wellness vs. Acana

According to AAFCO, all pet food labels must provide a guaranteed analysis of nutrient content. The analysis must provide guaranteed minimum percentages of crude protein and crude fat, and maximum percentages of crude fiber and moisture.

All percentages used in this comparison are averages reported on a dry matter basis.

Acana Dog Food vs. Wellness Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Acana	Wellness
Crude Protein	36.4%	34.6%
Crude Fat	20.5%	15.8%
Crude Fiber	6.2%	5.6%

Wet/Canned Dog Food	Acana	Wellness
Crude Protein	44.2%	41.8%
Crude Fat	19.8%	24.1%
Crude Fiber	8.1%	4.9%

Crude Protein Comparison For Dog Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your dog's diet. Without sufficient protein, dogs can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude protein. For wet dog foods, Acana typically provides a little more protein (about 2.39% more).

Crude Fat Comparison For Dog Food

Dietary fats serves a multitude of roles in the proper development and function of our canine companions. Here are some of the benefits (not exhaustive):

Help produce prostaglandins, which reduce inflammation among other critical functions.
Aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve skin and coat health
Improve the palatially of your dog's food

Wellness dry recipes contain 4.70% less fat than Acana dry recipes. This difference in fat content is a notable difference between Acana and Wellness. In addition, Wellness wet dog foods also provide more fat than Acana wet foods.

As you can see, Wellness and Acana guarantee a similar amount of crude fiber. For wet dog foods, Acana typically provides a little more fiber (about 3.22% more).

Acana Cat Food vs. Wellness Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Acana	Wellness
Crude Protein	39.7%	42.0%
Crude Fat	19.1%	16.0%
Crude Fiber	4.3%	4.7%

Crude Protein Comparison For Cat Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your cat's diet. Without sufficient protein, cats can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

According to our average data, Acana typically provides less protein than Wellness. However, this difference is relatively small and doesn't represent a significant difference between the two brands.

Crude Fat Comparison For Cat Food

There are many ways in which dietary fat contributes to the overall health of our feline friends. Here is a short list of benefits provided by fats (not exhaustive):

Aid in the digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve the health of skin/coat
Slow the growth of yeast infections
Slow the development and spread of certain type of cancers.
Maintain healthy blood pressure

If you look at the average percentages of crude fat, you'll notice that Acana typically guarantees 3.11% more fat. This is a fairly small difference between Acana and Wellness, but still worth mentioning.

Acana and Wellness both provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

Acana Pet Food Ingredients vs. Wellness Pet Food Ingredients

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Acana.

Heart

Kidney

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Wellness.

Garlic

Canola Oil

Pea Protein

Brewers Rice

Caramel Color

Garlic Powder

Tomato Pomace

Dried Tomato Pomace

Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)

We believe that certain pet food ingredients are linked to adverse health affects; these ingredients are classified as harmful.

Here are some of the harmful ingredients used only by Wellness.

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Product Safety: Recall History of Acana & Wellness?

According to our records, Acana has never been recalled.

Wellness has been recalled 5 times.

March 18, 2017: elevated beef throid hormone
Feb. 10, 2017: foreign material
Oct. 30, 2012: High Moisture
May 4, 2012: Salmonella
Feb. 28, 2011: Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1)

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Acana	Wellness
Per Pound	$3.57	$3.61
Per Calorie	$0.0023	$0.0022

Dry Cat Food	Acana	Wellness
Per Pound	$4.83	$3.90
Per Calorie	$0.0028	$0.0023

The average cost-per-lb is heavily influenced by the varying amounts of moisture present in each brand's food products (wet vs. dry food, dry vs. freeze-dried food, etc). However, the average cost-per-kcal eliminates the influence of moisture. Therefore, the average cost-per-kcal is the better metric to consider.

If you'd like to calculate the average cost-per-day or cost-pet-year of feeding Acana or Wellness, input your pet's weight into our cost analyzer widget.

Averages price data can identify whether or not there exists a significant price difference between two brands. However, the actual price that you'll pay for Acana or Wellness will depend on your shopping habits.

Pet owners who use our price comparison feature typically save more than 25% off retail prices for Acana and Wellness. In addition, we currently have some great coupons for our readers.

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Where To Buy Acana Pet Foods

You can purchase Acana pet foods from the following stores:

34 Recipes In-Stock Today

14 Recipes In-Stock Today

13 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Wellness Pet Foods

You can purchase Wellness pet food products from these retailers:

213 Recipes In-Stock Today

166 Recipes In-Stock Today

172 Recipes In-Stock Today

21 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Acana	Wellness
Dry Dog Food	46 Recipes	59 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	6 Recipes	53 Recipes
Dog Treats	9 Treats	25 Treats
Dry Cat Food	10 Recipes	19 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	None	74 Recipes
Cat Treats	None	5 Treats