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Merrick Backcountry

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AVG PROTEIN, DM, KIBBLE

38.0%

AVG STARCH, KIBBLE

29%

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Starch no higher than Estimated, not measured. It is what is left of the guaranteed analysis once protein, fat, fiber and moisture are taken out, with ash assumed at 6%. That leftover is mostly starch but also carries sugars and the fiber a crude-fiber test misses, so read it as a close estimate rather than an exact figure. Measured as fed, the same basis as the bag. With the water taken out it works out at 33.6% on a dry-matter basis. any

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Average 25.8%. As fed: as it comes out of the bag, estimated from the guaranteed analysis.

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15%45%

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Why starch? No manufacturer prints it. We work it out from the guaranteed analysis, so it is the one figure here you cannot read off a bag.

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Pacific Catch Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Protein 36.0%

Starch 32%

Kcal / cup 464

From $/lb $4.40

Brand recalls 1 // 0 in 3 yrs

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Large Breed Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Protein 38.2%

Starch 29%

Kcal / cup 459

From $/lb $4.25

Brand recalls 1 // 0 in 3 yrs

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Hero’s Banquet Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Protein 42.7%

Starch 25%

Kcal / cup 396

From $/lb $4.25

Brand recalls 1 // 0 in 3 yrs

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Great Plains Red Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Protein 39.3%

Starch 28%

Kcal / cup 394

From $/lb $4.22

Brand recalls 1 // 0 in 3 yrs

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Game Bird Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Protein 38.2%

Starch 29%

Kcal / cup 386

From $/lb $4.22

Brand recalls 1 // 0 in 3 yrs

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Big Game Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Protein 38.2%

Starch 29%

Kcal / cup 392

From $/lb $4.25

Brand recalls 1 // 0 in 3 yrs

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy Recipe + Grains Dry Dog Food

Protein 31.5%

Starch 36%

Kcal / cup 480

From $/lb $5.60

Brand recalls 1 // 0 in 3 yrs

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Pacific Catch Recipe + Grains Dry Dog Food

Protein 36.0%

Starch 31%

Kcal / cup 477

From $/lb $4.25

Brand recalls 1 // 0 in 3 yrs

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Great Plains Red Recipe + Grains Dry Dog Food

Protein 38.2%

Starch 29%

Kcal / cup 399

From $/lb $4.25

Brand recalls 1 // 0 in 3 yrs

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Pacific Catch Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Large Breed Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Hero’s Banquet Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Great Plains Red Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

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