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Merrick Grain Free Limited Ingredient Lamb Wet Dog Food

Wet food, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 32% protein and 41% fat.

  • Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
  • 78% water
Protein is 31.8% once the water is taken out, below the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 7.0% because that figure includes the water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
31.8%
KCAL / SERVING
--
FAT, WATER OUT
40.9%
COST A DAY*
$6.05

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

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Merrick Grain Free Limited Ingredient Lamb Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 14 COMPONENTS
Lamb

Lamb

The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
Water Sufficient for Processing

Water Sufficient for Processing

Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Lamb Liver

Lamb Liver

The liver of the lamb, an organ meat.

Natural Flavor

A flavoring derived from an animal or plant source, added to improve taste.
Salt

Salt

Sodium chloride, added in small amounts to meet a dog's sodium requirement and to aid palatability.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the serving

First meat
Deboned Lamb, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Deboned Lamb and Lamb Liver.
Thickeners and binders
Locust Bean Gum and Guar 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 serving, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,353 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
7.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
9.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.4%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Lamb, Water Sufficient for Processing, Lamb Liver, Natural Flavor, 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., Sunflower Oil, Locust Bean Gum, Potassium Chloride, Guar Gum, Minerals (Magnesium Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite), Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Biotin), Taurine

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 7.0% 31.8% 43.2%
FAT 9.0% 40.9% 22.2%
FIBER 1.4% 6.4% -
CARBS (EST.) - 11.8% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 629 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
32%
Higher than 8%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,353 kcal/kg
Richer than 93%. Median 1,020 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 6%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$5.63
Pricier than 11%. Median $10.18.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a serving costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $25.98 $6.50 Chewy lowest of 2 stores
12 x 12.6 oz $72.62LIVE $7.66 Amazon
22 lb $75.98 $3.45 Chewy lowest of 3 stores

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 5. Others 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
28.1OUNCES
    1,076 kcal795 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,353 kcal per kg). 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

    Backcountry Grain Free Real Beef 45.5% Backcountry Grain Free Real Chicken 45.5% Lil’ Plates Small Breed Thanksgiving 44.4% Lil’ Plates Small Breed Grain Free Duck 44.4%

    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 serving. 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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