Merrick Backcountry Grain Free Real Chicken Wet Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Backcountry Grain Free Real Chicken Wet Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Chicken Broth, Chicken Liver, Dried Egg Product, and Natural Flavor. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 0.0%.
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Broth
The liquid produced by simmering chicken, used to add moisture and flavor.
Chicken Liver
The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
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.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 1,219 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 10.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 6.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.4%
- Moisture (max.)
- 78.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 0.0%
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Broth, Chicken Liver, Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, 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., Locust Bean Gum, Tricalcium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Choline Chloride, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, 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)
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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 10.0% | 45.5% | HIGH |
| FAT | 6.0% | 27.3% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 1.4% | 6.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 0.0% | 11.8% | LOW |
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,219 kcal per kg, 438 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
1 FDA Recall On Record
Beef dog treat varieties Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.
None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.