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Merrick Backcountry Raw Grain Free Pacific Catch Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Backcountry Raw Grain Free Pacific Catch Dry Dog Food are Deboned Salmon, Salmon Meal, Whitefish Meal, Sweet Potatoes, and Potatoes. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 31.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 32.0%, fat 16.0%, fibre 3.5%, moisture 11.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 31.5%
32%
16%
11%
32%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 31.5% of this cup, below the kibble average. Protein comes in at 32.0%. One cup carries 395 kcal.
PROTEIN
32.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
31.5%
KCAL / CUP
395
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FIRST 5 OF 22 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,721 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
32.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
16.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.5%
Moisture (max.)
11.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
31.5%

395 kcal per cup. This food is 89% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Salmon, Salmon Meal, Whitefish Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Peas, Pea Protein, Natural Flavor, Pork Fat, Whitefish, Sunflower Oil, Flaxseed, Dried Yeast, Tapioca, 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., Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Calcium Iodate), DL-Methionine, Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement)

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, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 32.0% 36.0% HIGH
FAT 16.0% 18.0% n/a
FIBRE 3.5% 3.9% n/a
CARB (EST.) 31.5% 35.4% TYPICAL
STARCH RATIO 31.5% KIBBLE AVG 37.98%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
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    -- kcal

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (395 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // MERRICK

    1 FDA Recall On Record

    MAR 27, 2020
    INGREDIENT LEVEL

    ‎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

    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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