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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Game Bird Recipe Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Game Bird Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Turkey, Turkey Meal, Chicken Meal, Sweet Potatoes, and Potatoes. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 28.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 34.0%, fat 17.0%, fibre 3.5%, moisture 11.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 28.5%
34%
17%
11%
29%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 28.5% of this cup, below the kibble average. Protein comes in at 34.0%. One cup carries 386 kcal.
PROTEIN
34.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
28.5%
KCAL / CUP
386
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FIRST 5 OF 24 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,636 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
34.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
17.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.5%
Moisture (max.)
11.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
28.5%

386 kcal per cup.

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Turkey, Turkey Meal, Chicken Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Peas, Chicken Fat, Pea Protein, Salmon Meal, Duck, Natural Flavor, Chicken, Chicken Liver, Tapioca, Dried Yeast, 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., Salmon Oil, 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, 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), Mixed Tocopherols for Freshness

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 34.0% 38.2% HIGH
FAT 17.0% 19.1% n/a
FIBRE 3.5% 3.9% n/a
CARB (EST.) 28.5% 32.0% TYPICAL
STARCH RATIO 28.5% KIBBLE AVG 37.98%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

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Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
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    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (386 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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