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Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Kitchen Comforts Lamb Shepherd’s Pie Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 12.7 oz cans. With the water taken out it is 44% protein and 28% fat, and each can carries 401 kcal.

  • Sold as a meal for adult dogs
  • 12.7 oz can
  • 82% water
Protein is 44.4% once the water is taken out, close to the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 8.0% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 401 kcal and about 10.4 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
44.4%
KCAL / CAN
401
CANS A DAY*
2.7
COST A DAY*
$7.06

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

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Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Kitchen Comforts Lamb Shepherd’s Pie Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 28 COMPONENTS
Lamb

Lamb

The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
Beef Broth

Beef Broth

The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.

Vegetable Broth

The liquid produced by simmering vegetables.
Beef

Beef

The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Brown Rice

Brown Rice

Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First meat
Deboned Lamb, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Deboned Lamb and Beef.
Thickeners and binders
Potato Starch, Guar Gum and Xanthan Gum. 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
1,114 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
8.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
5.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.5%
Moisture (max.)
82.0%

401 kcal per 12.7 oz can, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the can size.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Lamb, Beef Broth, Vegetable Broth, Beef, Brown Rice, Carrots, Green Peas, Potatoes, Natural Flavor, Dried Egg Product, Potato Starch, 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., Guar Gum, Fruit Juice Color, Sodium Phosphate, Sunflower Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, MINERALS [Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Potassium Iodide], VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Niacin Supplement (Vitamin B-3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9)], Magnesium Sulfate, Flaxseed Oil, Fish Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Choline Chloride, Xanthan Gum

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 8.0% 44.4% 43.2%
FAT 5.0% 27.8% 22.2%
FIBER 1.5% 8.3% -
CARBS (EST.) - 8.3% -

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
44%
Higher than 67%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,114 kcal/kg
Richer than 68%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
82%
Wetter than 58%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$6.57
Pricier than 19%. Median $10.36.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a can costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $19.98 $5.00 Chewy
12 x 12.6 oz $49.08 $5.18 Amazon
12 lb $44.99 $3.75 Chewy
22 lb $72.99 $3.32 Chewy lowest of 2 stores

Prices are from our check on Sep 30. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

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

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,114 kcal per kg, 401 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

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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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