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MERRICK · HEALTHY GRAINS

Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Real Lamb + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Real Lamb + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food are Deboned Lamb, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, and Oat Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 38.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 25.0%, fat 16.0%, fiber 3.5%, moisture 11.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 38.5%
25%
16%
11%
39%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 38.5% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 25.0%. One cup carries 442 kcal.
PROTEIN
25.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
38.5%
KCAL / CUP
442
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Amazon 4 lb $25.98 ($6.50/lb) PetSmart 12 lb $44.99 ($3.75/lb)
Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Real Lamb + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 30 COMPONENTS
Lamb

Lamb

The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
Chicken Meal

Chicken Meal

Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Brown Rice

Brown Rice

Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Barley

Barley

The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.

Oat Meal

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,724 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
25.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
16.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.5%
Moisture (max.)
11.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
38.5%

442 kcal per cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Lamb, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, Oat Meal, Lamb Meal, Chicken Fat, Salmon Meal, Quinoa, Natural Flavor, Flaxseed, Dried Yeast, Miscanthus Grass, Potassium Chloride, 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., Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Choline Chloride, Apples, Carrots, MINERALS [Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Proteinate, Cobalt Carbonate], Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols For Freshness, Salmon Oil, Yucca Schidigera Extract, VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin D-3 Supplement], Rosemary Extract, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product

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 25.0% 28.1% TYPICAL
FAT 16.0% 18.0% n/a
FIBER 3.5% 3.9% n/a
CARB (EST.) 38.5% 43.3% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 38.5% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $25.98 $6.50 Amazon lowest of 2 stores
12 lb $44.99 $3.75 Chewy lowest of 3 stores
25 lb $72.99 $2.92 Petco lowest of 3 stores

Prices are from our check on Sep 28. 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
2.4CUPS
    1,076 kcal289 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (442 kcal per cup). 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

    Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison 36.0% Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Chicken & Duck 38.2% Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison 29.2% Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Salmon & Whitefish 33.7%

    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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