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Merrick Grain-Free Real Bison, Beef + Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Grain-Free Real Bison, Beef + Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Beef, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Potatoes, and Peas. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 32.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 30.0%, fat 17.0%, fiber 3.5%, moisture 11.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 32.5%
30%
17%
11%
33%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 32.5% of this cup, below the kibble average. Protein comes in at 30.0%. One cup carries 389 kcal.
PROTEIN
30.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
32.5%
KCAL / CUP
389
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Amazon Chewy 4 lb $26.98 ($6.75/lb) PetSmart 4 lb $26.98 ($6.75/lb) 10 lb $54.99 ($5.50/lb) 22 lb $77.98 ($3.54/lb)
Merrick Grain-Free Real Bison, Beef + Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 25 COMPONENTS
Beef

Beef

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

Potatoes

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

Peas

The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,662 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
30.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
17.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.5%
Moisture (max.)
11.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
32.5%

389 kcal per cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Beef, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Potatoes, Peas, Salmon Meal, Deboned Bison, Sweet Potatoes, Chicken Fat, Pea Protein, Natural Flavor, Tapioca, Flaxseed, Dried Yeast, Sunflower Oil, 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), Apples, Blueberries, 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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 30.0% 33.7% HIGH
FAT 17.0% 19.1% n/a
FIBER 3.5% 3.9% n/a
CARB (EST.) 32.5% 36.5% TYPICAL
STARCH RATIO 32.5% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $23.99 $6.00 CountryMax lowest of 7 stores
10 lb $54.99LIVE $5.50 PetSmart
22 lb $77.98LIVE $3.54 PetSmart

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 11. Others are from our check on Sep 27. 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
2.8CUPS
    1,076 kcal294 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 Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Chicken & Duck 38.2% 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%

    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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