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Merrick Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Mixer Real Beef Recipe Dog Food Topper

Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Mixer Real Beef Recipe Dog Food Topper are Deboned Beef, Beef Liver, Peas, Beef Broth, and Gelatin. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 32.0%.

Composition as fed: protein 38.0%, fat 15.0%, fiber 3.0%, moisture 6.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 32.0%
38%
15%
32%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 32.0% of this food as fed, above the topper average. Protein comes in at 38.0%. One cup carries 301 kcal.
PROTEIN
38.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
32.0%
KCAL / CUP
301
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Merrick Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Mixer Real Beef Recipe Dog Food Topper

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 12 COMPONENTS
Beef

Beef

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

Beef Liver

The liver of cattle, an organ meat.
Peas

Peas

The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Beef Broth

Beef Broth

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

Gelatin

A protein derived from collagen in animal skin, bone and connective tissue, used as a gelling agent and protein source.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
4,309 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
38.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
15.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.0%
Moisture (max.)
6.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
32.0%

301 kcal per cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

Deboned Beef, Beef Liver, Peas, Beef Broth, Gelatin, Carrots, Apples, Blueberries, Dried Kelp, Mixed Tocopherols For Freshness, Citric Acid For Freshness, Rosemary Extract

Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 38.0% 40.4% HIGH
FAT 15.0% 16.0% n/a
FIBER 3.0% 3.2% n/a
CARB (EST.) 32.0% 34.0% TYPICAL
STARCH RATIO 32.0% TOPPER AVG 11.3%
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

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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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