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Crave vs. Acana

In this comparison article for Crave vs Acana, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare Crave and Acana, 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 Acana vs Crave comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our Crave Review Page or Acana Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Acana vs. Crave

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.

Crave Dog Food vs. Acana Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Crave	Acana
Crude Protein	37.8%	36.4%
Crude Fat	18.9%	20.5%
Crude Fiber	4.0%	6.2%

Wet/Canned Dog Food	Crave	Acana
Crude Protein	53.7%	44.2%
Crude Fat	26.4%	19.8%
Crude Fiber	4.5%	8.1%

Crude Protein Comparison For Dog Food

Dogs require twenty-two amino acids to sustain life. Twelve of these amino acids are synthesized naturally, the remaining ten are consumed. Protein is the nutrient which provides some or all of these ten essential amino acids.

As you can see, Acana and Crave guarantee a similar amount of crude protein. For wet dog foods, Crave provides significantly more protein (about 9.46% more).

Crude Fat Comparison For Dog Food

Like protein, fats are an essential part of a dog's body. Fats are needed for the proper development and function of the canine body.

Crave and Acana both provide roughly the same amount of crude fat. For wet dog foods, Crave provides more fat (about 6.60% more).

If you look at the average percentages of crude fiber, you'll notice that Acana typically guarantees 2.18% more fiber. This is a fairly small difference between Acana and Crave, but still worth mentioning. In addition, Acana wet dog foods also provide more fiber than Crave wet foods.

Crave Cat Food vs. Acana Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Crave	Acana
Crude Protein	44.7%	39.7%
Crude Fat	19.6%	19.1%
Crude Fiber	4.7%	4.3%

Crude Protein Comparison For Cat Food

Cats require twenty-two amino acids to sustain life. Eleven of these amino acids are synthesized naturally, the remaining eleven are consumed. Protein is the nutrient which provides some or all of these eleven essential amino acids.

The table shows that Acana provides far less protein than Crave. The difference in protein content is roughly 5.00%.

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):

Help transport nutrients across cell membranes
Fats produce metabolites, which help control inflammation
Maintain healthy blood pressure
Slow the growth of yeast infections
Fats improve the taste/texture of food.

There is a relatively insignificant difference between the crude fat content of the two brands.

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

Crave Pet Food Ingredients vs. Acana Pet Food Ingredients

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

Pea Protein

Pork Plasma

Caramel Color

Tomato Pomace

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

Heart

Kidney

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 Crave.

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Product Safety: Recall History of Crave & Acana?

According to our records, neither brand has issued any product recalls. Therefore, consumers have no reason to question the safety of Crave or Acana pet food products.

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Crave	Acana
Per Pound	$2.37	$3.57
Per Calorie	$0.0014	$0.0023

Dry Cat Food	Crave	Acana
Per Pound	$3.58	$4.83
Per Calorie	$0.0021	$0.0028

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 Crave or Acana, 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 Crave or Acana will depend on your shopping habits.

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

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Where To Buy Crave Pet Foods

You can purchase Crave pet foods from the following stores:

7 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Acana Pet Foods

You can purchase Acana pet food products from these retailers:

34 Recipes In-Stock Today

14 Recipes In-Stock Today

13 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Crave	Acana
Dry Dog Food	4 Recipes	46 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	8 Recipes	6 Recipes
Dog Treats	None	9 Treats
Dry Cat Food	5 Recipes	10 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	10 Recipes	None
Cat Treats	None	None