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Merrick Limited Ingredient Turkey Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 12.6 oz servings. With the water taken out it is 36% protein and 27% fat, and each serving carries 400 kcal.

  • Sold as a meal for adult dogs
  • 12.6 oz serving
  • 78% water
Protein is 36.4% once the water is taken out, below the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 8.0% because that figure includes the water. One serving carries 400 kcal and about 9.8 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
36.4%
KCAL / SERVING
400
SERVINGS A DAY*
2.7
COST A DAY*
$10.04

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

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PetSmart 12.6 oz $4.39 ($5.56/lb)
Merrick Limited Ingredient Turkey Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 16 COMPONENTS
Turkey

Turkey

The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Turkey Broth

Turkey Broth

The liquid produced by simmering turkey, used to add moisture and flavor.
Turkey Liver

Turkey Liver

The liver of the turkey, an organ meat.
Brown Rice

Brown Rice

Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Oatmeal

Oatmeal

Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the serving

First meat
Deboned Turkey, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Deboned Turkey and Turkey Liver.
Thickeners and binders
Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum and Sodium Tripolyphosphate. 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 serving, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,119 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
8.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
6.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.4%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

400 kcal per 12.6 oz serving, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the serving size.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Turkey, Turkey Broth, Turkey Liver, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Natural Flavor, Tricalcium Phosphate, 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., Locust Bean Gum, Potassium Chloride, Guar Gum, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Biotin)

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 8.0% 36.4% 43.2%
FAT 6.0% 27.3% 22.2%
FIBER 1.4% 6.4% -
CARBS (EST.) - 20.9% -

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

AMONG 821 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
36%
Higher than 27%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,119 kcal/kg
Richer than 68%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 5%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$9.33
Pricier than 40%. Median $10.36.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a serving costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
12.6 oz $4.39LIVE $5.56 PetSmart
12.8 oz $3.79 $4.74 PetSmart
12 x 12.7 oz $45.48 $4.77 Amazon

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 18. Others are from our check on Sep 30. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.7SERVINGS
    1,076 kcal33.9 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,119 kcal per kg, 400 kcal per serving). 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 serving. 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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