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Merrick Lil’ Plates Real Lamb + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Lil' Plates Real Lamb + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food are Deboned Lamb, Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Chicken Meal, and Oatmeal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 36.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 27.0%, fat 16.0%, fiber 3.5%, moisture 11.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 36.5%
27%
16%
11%
37%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 36.5% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 27.0%. One cup carries 407 kcal.
PROTEIN
27.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
36.5%
KCAL / CUP
407
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FIRST 5 OF 30 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,732 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
27.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
16.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.5%
Moisture (max.)
11.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
36.5%

407 kcal per cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Lamb, Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Barley, Dried Egg Product, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavor, Quinoa, Carrots, Apples, Flaxseed, Whitefish Meal, Potassium Chloride, 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., Chicory Root (source of Inulin), Organic Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Proteinate, Cobalt Carbonate), Taurine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Niacin, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, Citric Acid for freshness, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product

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 27.0% 30.3% HIGH
FAT 16.0% 18.0% n/a
FIBER 3.5% 3.9% n/a
CARB (EST.) 36.5% 41.0% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 36.5% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.6CUPS
    1,076 kcal288 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (407 kcal per cup). 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

    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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