
Merrick Grain-Free Real Texas Beef + Sweet Potato Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Grain-Free Real Texas Beef + Sweet Potato Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Beef, Turkey Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, and Whitefish Meal.
Merrick Grain-Free Real Texas Beef + Sweet Potato Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food Ingredients





Beef is a great source of protein and is filled with vitamin B12, selenium, iron, zinc and other B vitamins. Beef also is a flavor your dog loves.
Turkey Meal is a dry, rendered product from whole turkeys that has been through some processing to remove water and fat. It's a highly concentrated protein/mineral resource.
Turkey meal is basically turkey with a longer storage time and no moisture. It's a protein rich food and also magnesium and zinc resource for the health of your dog’s skin and coat. However, it's an already processed material in dog food manufacturing and makes the food ultra-processed.
Sweet Potatoes are an excellent source of fiber and complex carbohydrates. They don’t cause food sensitivities in dogs and also are an excellent source of beta-carotene, phytochemicals, and carotenoids – all which are healthy immune supporting antioxidants.
Potatoes are a fantastic source of complex carbohydrates which provide fuel for energy for dogs. They are also rich in many minerals and vitamins. Key elements include thiamin, manganese, folate, niacin, copper, phosphorus, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin C.
Potatoes are also a key source of dietary fiber as they are good source of digestible carbohydrates.
Cooked fish concentrate that contains wild-caught flounder, halibut and cod.
Starch Meter
According to the guaranteed analysis, Merrick Grain-Free Real Texas Beef + Sweet Potato Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food has 28% protein, 15% fat, 4.5% fiber, and 11% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 36.5%.
We calculated the starch ratio in Merrick Grain-Free Real Texas Beef + Sweet Potato Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food as 36.5%. Basically, around two fifth (almost half) of the food you feed to {your dog} is starch.
Average starch ratio of dry dog foods on inthekibble.com is 38.67% - and that means this Merrick kibble has less starch ratio than the average.