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Merrick Lil’ Plates Small Breed Surf & Turf Wet Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Lil’ Plates Small Breed Surf & Turf Wet Dog Food are BEEF, BEEF BROTH, SALMON BROTH, BEEF LIVER, and GREEN BEANS. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 0.0%.

Starch works out at 0.0% of this food as fed, below the wet food average. Protein comes in at 8.5%. One pouch carries 89 kcal.
PROTEIN
8.5%
STARCH, DERIVED
0.0%
KCAL / POUCH
89
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Merrick Lil’ Plates Small Breed Surf & Turf Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 21 COMPONENTS
Beef

Beef

The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Beef Broth

Beef Broth

The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.

Salmon Broth

The liquid produced by simmering salmon, used to add moisture and flavor.
Beef Liver

Beef Liver

The liver of cattle, an organ meat.
Green Beans

Green Beans

The immature pod and seed of the common bean, used fresh or dried.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
895 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
8.5%
Crude Fat (min.)
3.5%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.4%
Moisture (max.)
82.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
0.0%

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

BEEF, BEEF BROTH, SALMON BROTH, BEEF LIVER, GREEN BEANS, DRIED EGG WHITES, SALMON, POTATO STARCH, GUAR GUM, SUNFLOWER OIL, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MINERALS (ZINC AMINO ACID CHELATE, IRON AMINO ACID CHELATE, COPPER AMINO ACID CHELATE, MANGANESE AMINO ACID CHELATE, SODIUM SELENITE, COBALT AMINO ACID CHELATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE), CHOLINE CHLORIDE, VITAMINS (THIAMINE MONONITRATE, VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENT, NIACIN SUPPLEMENT, d-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT, BIOTIN, VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT, FOLIC ACID), CINNAMON, CUMIN, XANTHAN GUM

Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 8.5% 47.2% HIGH
FAT 3.5% 19.4% n/a
FIBER 1.4% 7.8% n/a
CARB (EST.) 0.0% 14.4% LOW
STARCH RATIO 0.0% WET FOOD AVG 4.2%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
3.2 oz $2.28 $11.40 Petco lowest of 2 stores
3.5 oz $2.28LIVE $10.36 PetSmart

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 5. Others are from our check on Sep 30. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
12.1POUCHES
    1,076 kcal42.4 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (895 kcal per kg, 89 kcal per pouch). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // MERRICK

    1 FDA Recall On Record

    MAY 23, 2018
    INGREDIENT LEVEL

    ‎Beef dog treat varieties Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    Backcountry Grain Free Real Beef 45.5% Backcountry Grain Free Real Chicken 45.5% Lil’ Plates Small Breed Thanksgiving 44.4% Lil’ Plates Small Breed Grain Free Duck 44.4%

    Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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