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Merrick Backcountry Grain Free Real Beef Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 12.7 oz cans. With the water taken out it is 45% protein and 27% fat, and each can carries 395 kcal.

  • Sold as a meal for adult dogs
  • 12.7 oz can
  • 78% water
Protein is 45.5% once the water is taken out, above the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 10.0% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 395 kcal and about 9.9 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
45.5%
KCAL / CAN
395
CANS A DAY*
2.7

*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.

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Merrick Backcountry Grain Free Real Beef Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 14 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.
Beef Liver

Beef Liver

The liver of cattle, an organ meat.
Dried Egg Product

Dried Egg Product

Egg content dried and processed into a concentrated, stable ingredient.

Natural Flavor

A flavoring derived from an animal or plant source, added to improve taste.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First meat
Deboned Beef, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Deboned Beef, Beef Liver and Dried Egg Product.
Thickeners and binders
Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum and Sodium Tripolyphosphate. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
Added color
None listed.
Flagged additives
None from our list.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the can, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,099 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
10.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
6.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.4%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

395 kcal per 12.7 oz can.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Beef, Beef Broth, Beef Liver, Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, 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., Locust Bean Gum, Potassium Chloride, Guar Gum, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Biotin), Taurine, Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite)

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 WITH THE WATER TAKEN OUT

Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.

NUTRIENT ON THE LABEL WATER OUT WET FOOD MEDIAN
PROTEIN 10.0% 45.5% 43.2%
FAT 6.0% 27.3% 22.2%
FIBER 1.4% 6.4% -
CARBS (EST.) - 11.8% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 819 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
45%
Higher than 75%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,099 kcal/kg
Richer than 66%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 5%. Median 78%.
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.7CANS
    1,076 kcal34.5 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,099 kcal per kg, 395 kcal per can). 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

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    Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, calories, 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 can. 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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