MERRICK
Merrick Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison Dry Dog Food are Deboned Beef, Salmon Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, and Dried Egg Product. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 31.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- 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.
Salmon Meal
Salmon that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Dried Egg Product
Egg content dried and processed into a concentrated, stable ingredient.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,618 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%
383 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
Deboned Beef, Salmon Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Dried Egg Product, Lamb Meal, Whitefish Meal, Tapioca Flour, Sunflower Oil, Whitefish Meal, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Bison, Beef Liver, Bison Liver, Beef Cartilage, 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, Organic Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Proteinate, Cobalt Carbonate), Taurine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Citric Acid for freshness, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product
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 | 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 |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Merrick range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | FULL SOURCE GRAIN-FREE | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 36.0% | 38.2% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 35% | 32% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 31.5% | 28.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 383 | 389 | 384 |
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.