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Merrick Lil’ Plates Petite Pates Beef Grain-Free Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 3.0 oz cans. With the water taken out it is 41% protein and 27% fat, and each can carries 99 kcal.

  • Sold as a meal for adult dogs
  • 3.0 oz can
  • 78% water
Protein is 40.9% once the water is taken out, below the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 9.0% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 99 kcal and about 2.3 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
40.9%
KCAL / CAN
99
CANS A DAY*
10.9

*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.

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Merrick Lil’ Plates Petite Pates Beef Grain-Free Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 16 COMPONENTS
Beef

Beef

The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Beef Broth

Beef Broth

The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.

Beef Heart

The heart muscle of cattle, a muscle meat rather than an organ.
Beef Liver

Beef Liver

The liver of cattle, an organ meat.
Dried Egg Product

Dried Egg Product

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

What’s in the can

First meat
Deboned Beef, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Deboned Beef, Beef Hearts, Beef Liver and Dried Egg Product.
Thickeners and binders
Guar Gum. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
Added color
None listed.
Flagged additives
None from our list.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the can, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,167 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
9.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
6.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
2.0%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

99 kcal per 3.0 oz can, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the can size.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Beef, Beef Broth, Beef Hearts, Beef Liver, Dried Egg Product, Green Beans, Carrots, Natural Flavor, MINERALS [Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide], Flaxseed Oil, Guar Gum, Cinnamon, Cumin, Calcium Carbonate, VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Biotin (Vitamin B-7), Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D-3 Supplement], 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.

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 WITH THE WATER TAKEN OUT

Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.

NUTRIENT ON THE LABEL WATER OUT WET FOOD MEDIAN
PROTEIN 9.0% 40.9% 43.2%
FAT 6.0% 27.3% 22.2%
FIBER 2.0% 9.1% -
CARBS (EST.) - 13.6% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 828 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
41%
Higher than 36%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,167 kcal/kg
Richer than 77%. Median 995 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 5%. Median 78%.
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
10.9CANS
    1,076 kcal32.5 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,167 kcal per kg, 99 kcal per can). 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 Grain-Free 44.4% Lil’ Plates Small Breed Grain Free Duck 44.4%

    Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, calories, 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 can. 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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