Merrick Lil’ Plates Grain-Free Real Salmon + Sweet Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Lil’ Plates Grain-Free Real Salmon + Sweet Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Salmon, Salmon Meal, Whitefish Meal, Sweet Potatoes, and Potatoes.
Merrick Lil’ Plates Grain-Free Real Salmon + Sweet Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food Ingredients
While this doesn’t include the weight of bones, the fact that this isn’t dehydrated or a meal product means that much of the weight is liquid. If you want a product that is mainly salmon, you’ll have to look elsewhere. This one has some, but it is probably not the main protein in the food.
Salmon Meal is a dry, rendered product from whole salmon that has been through some processing to remove water and fat.
Salmon is a high protein food and also rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3s moisturize the skin and fight skin disorders.
(Contains wild-caught flounder, halibut, and cod.)
Sweet Potatoes are an excellent source of fiber and complex carbohydrates. They don’t cause food sensitivities in dogs and also are an excellent source of beta-carotene, phytochemicals, and carotenoids – all which are healthy immune supporting antioxidants.
Potatoes are a fantastic source of complex carbohydrates which provide fuel for energy for dogs. They are also rich in many minerals and vitamins. Key elements include thiamin, manganese, folate, niacin, copper, phosphorus, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin C.
Potatoes are also a key source of dietary fiber as they are good source of digestible carbohydrates.
Starch Meter
According to the guaranteed analysis, Merrick Lil’ Plates Grain-Free Real Salmon + Sweet Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food has 32% protein, 14% fat, 4.5% fiber, and 11% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 33.5%.
We calculated the starch ratio in Merrick Lil’ Plates Grain-Free Real Salmon + Sweet Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food as 33.5%. Basically, around one third of the food you feed to {your dog} is starch.
Average starch ratio of dry dog foods on inthekibble.com is 38.67% - and that means this Merrick kibble has less starch ratio than the average.
