Merrick Healthy Grains Kitchen Comforts Small Breed Chicken Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Healthy Grains Kitchen Comforts Small Breed Chicken Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, and Oat Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 25.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Oat Meal
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 27.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 14.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 25.0%
467 kcal per cup. This food is 88% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, Oat Meal, Canola Meal, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols, Natural Flavor, Dried Yeast, Sunflower Oil, Dried Egg Product, Fish Oil, Lamb Meal, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Quinoa, Carrots, Apples, Minerals [Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Taurine, Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin D-3 Supplement], Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 27.0% | 30.7% | HIGH |
| FAT | 16.0% | 18.2% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 14.0% | 15.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 25.0% | 28.4% | LOW |
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (467 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
1 FDA Recall On Record
Beef dog treat varieties Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.
None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.