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Merrick Grain Free Real Duck Wet Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Grain Free Real Duck Wet Dog Food are Deboned Duck, Duck Liver, Turkey Broth, Dried Egg Product, and Natural Flavor. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 4.6%.

Composition as fed: protein 8.0%, fat 2.0%, fiber 1.4%, moisture 78.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 4.6%
8%
78%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 4.6% of this food as fed, close to the wet food average. Protein comes in at 8.0%.
PROTEIN
8.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
4.6%
KCAL / KG
996
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Merrick Grain Free Real Duck Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 16 COMPONENTS
Duck

Duck

The clean flesh of the duck, with or without skin, used fresh.
Duck Liver

Duck Liver

The liver of the duck, an organ meat.
Turkey Broth

Turkey Broth

The liquid produced by simmering turkey, used to add moisture and flavor.
Dried Egg Product

Dried Egg Product

Egg content dried and processed into a concentrated, stable ingredient.

Natural Flavor

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

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
996 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
8.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
2.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.4%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
4.6%

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Duck, Duck Liver, Turkey Broth, Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, Tricalcium Phosphate, Salmon Oil, 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., Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Taurine, 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), Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite)

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 8.0% 36.4% HIGH
FAT 2.0% 9.1% n/a
FIBER 1.4% 6.4% n/a
CARB (EST.) 4.6% 39.1% TYPICAL
STARCH RATIO 4.6% WET FOOD AVG 4.2%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
38.1OUNCES
    1,076 kcal1,080 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (996 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 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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