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Merrick Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Chicken & Duck Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Chicken & Duck Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Turkey 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%, fiber 3.5%, moisture 11.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 28.5%
34%
17%
11%
29%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • 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 389 kcal.
PROTEIN
34.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
28.5%
KCAL / CUP
389
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Merrick Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Chicken & Duck Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 31 COMPONENTS
Chicken

Chicken

The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Meal

Chicken Meal

Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Turkey Meal

Turkey Meal

Turkey that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Potatoes

Potatoes

The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,675 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%

389 kcal per cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Duck Meal, Turkey Meal, Dried Egg Product, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Tapioca Flour, Duck, Chicken Liver, Chicken Heart, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Chicken Cartilage, Salmon Oil, Organic Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, 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., 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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
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
STARCH RATIO 28.5% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.8CUPS
    1,076 kcal293 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (389 kcal per cup). 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

    Other Flavors

    Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison 36.0% Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison 29.2% Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Salmon & Whitefish 33.7% Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble Large Breed 38.2%

    Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

    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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