Canagan Insect Protein Dry Dog Food 5kg

Canagan Insect Protein Dry Dog Food – 5kg

Canagan's insect recipe is 49.8% black soldier fly larvae, made up of 25% freshly prepared insects, 19.3% dried insects and 5.5% insect oil. That is the only meat protein in the bag. For a dog that has worked through chicken, lamb and fish without settling, it is a genuinely novel protein rather than another poultry in a different wrapper.

The analysis reads a little differently from the rest of the range: 31% crude protein, 14% crude fat, crude fibre up at 5% and 356 kcal per 100g, which is the lowest energy density Canagan publish for a dry dog food. Vitamin E is doubled to 250 mg/kg. It is also, straightforwardly, a far lower-carbon way to feed a dog.

Performance & Benefits

• 49.8% insect — 25% freshly prepared, 19.3% dried, 5.5% insect oil, all black soldier fly larvae.
• Crude protein 31% at 356 kcal per 100g, the lowest energy density in Canagan's dry dog range.
• Crude fibre 5%, higher than the 3% of the chicken and fish recipes.
• Vitamin E at 250 mg/kg, against 150 mg/kg elsewhere in the range.
• Glucosamine and MSM at 860 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 620 mg/kg, and DL-methionine at 2,000 mg/kg.
• Grain free, with sweet potato, potato, peas and potato protein.

Suitable For

• Dogs with food sensitivities that have already reacted to the common meat proteins.
• Adults and puppies alike — Canagan formulate it for both.
• Owners looking to cut the carbon footprint of feeding without moving to a vegetarian diet.
• Dogs that need a lower-calorie food but a full protein level.
• It is not fish free — salmon oil at 1.2% is in the composition, so it will not serve a dog with a fish allergy. Canagan Grass Fed Lamb would be the one to try there.

Feeding

• Adult maintenance under an hour of exercise: 80g at 5kg bodyweight, 120g at 10kg, 200g at 20kg, 290g at 30kg.
• Active adults over an hour a day: 100g at 5kg, 150g at 10kg, 240g at 20kg, 350g at 30kg.
• Puppies by expected adult weight: toy 1–5kg take 65–90g, small 5–10kg take 145–180g, medium 10–25kg take 215–255g, large 25–45kg take 375–430g.
• Because the energy density is lower than the chicken recipes, expect the daily weight fed to be similar but the bag to last a shorter time.
• Introduce over seven days in Canagan's usual steps.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: 49.8% insect (freshly prepared insects 25%, dried insects 19.3%, insect oil 5.5% — all black soldier fly larvae), sweet potato, potato, peas, potato protein, minerals, salmon oil (1.2%), alfalfa, fructooligosaccharides, glucosamine (860 mg/kg), MSM (860 mg/kg), apple, carrot, spinach, psyllium, seaweed, chondroitin sulphate (620 mg/kg), peppermint, camomile, marigold, cranberry, aniseed and fenugreek.
• Analytical constituents: crude protein 31%, crude fat 14%, crude fibre 5%, crude ash 8.5%, omega 6 1.8%, omega 3 0.3%, calcium 1.1%, phosphorus 1%.
• Metabolisable energy 356 kcal per 100g.
• Nutritional additives per kg: vitamin A 12,000 IU, vitamin D3 1,200 IU, vitamin E 250 mg, taurine 1,500 mg. Amino acids: DL-methionine 2,000 mg.
• Trace elements per kg: iodine 2 mg, copper 8.7 mg, zinc chelate hydrate 85 mg, selenium 0.35 mg.
• Canagan declare 49.8% insect. A rounded figure of 50% appears on some retail listings; the manufacturer's own number is used here. Sizes are 1.5kg, 5kg and 10kg.