Merrick has replaced this recipe with Kitchen Comforts Real Salmon & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food.
We keep the page so you can compare it with what you feed now. The analysis below is the last label we recorded, checked October 2026. Source
Merrick Healthy Grains Real Salmon + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Healthy Grains Real Salmon + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food are Salmon, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, and Oat Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 26.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
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”
- Calories
- 3,739 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 25.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 14.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 26.5%
396 kcal per cup.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Salmon, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, Oat Meal, Canola Meal, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols, Dried Yeast, Natural Flavor, Sunflower Oil, Dried Beet Pulp, Potassium Chloride, Lamb Meal, Flaxseed, 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), Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin D-3 Supplement], Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate. C285925
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 | 25.0% | 28.4% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 16.0% | 18.2% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 14.5% | 16.5% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 26.5% | 30.1% | TYPICAL |
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (396 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.