Merrick Grain-Free Real Duck + Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Grain-Free Real Duck + Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Duck, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Sweet Potatoes, and Potatoes. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 28.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Duck
The clean flesh of the duck, with or without skin, used fresh.
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 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.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,678 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
Deboned Duck, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Peas, Chicken Fat, Fish Meal, Potato Protein, Chicken, Pea Protein, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Dried Yeast, Miscanthus Grass, 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., Alfalfa Meal, Choline Chloride, Apples, Blueberries, minerals, Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols, Salmon Oil, Yucca Schidigera Extract, vitamins, Rosemary Extract, probiotics
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 | 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 |
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 lb | $26.98LIVE | $6.75 | Amazon lowest of 2 stores |
| 22 lb | $77.98 | $3.54 | Chewy lowest of 6 stores |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 5. 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.
Daily portion calculator
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.
1 FDA Recall On Record
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
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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