Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Great Plains Red Recipe + Grains Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Great Plains Red Recipe + Grains Dry Dog Food are Deboned Beef, Chicken Meal, Salmon Meal, Brown Rice, and Oatmeal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 28.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Salmon Meal
Salmon that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Oatmeal
Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,760 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%
399 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Deboned Beef, Chicken Meal, Salmon Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley, Pea Protein, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavor, Lamb, Lamb Meal, Flaxseed, Beef Liver, 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, 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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 34.0% | 38.2% | HIGH |
| FAT | 17.0% | 19.1% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.5% | 3.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 28.5% | 32.0% | TYPICAL |
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (399 kcal per cup). 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 Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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