Merrick Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Duck Meal, and Oatmeal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 28.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- 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.
Duck Meal
Duck that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Oatmeal
Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,684 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 34.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 17.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 11.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 28.5%
401 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Duck Meal, Oatmeal, Barley, Dried Egg Product, Dried Chicken, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavor, Quinoa, Duck, Chicken Liver, Chicken Hearts, Flaxseed, Chicken Cartilage, Sunflower Oil, 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., Salmon Oil, Organic Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Proteinate, Cobalt Carbonate), Taurine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), 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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 34.0% | 38.2% | HIGH |
| FAT | 17.0% | 19.1% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.5% | 3.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 28.5% | 32.0% | TYPICAL |
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 lb | $55.98 | $5.60 | Petco lowest of 2 stores |
| 22 lb | $79.99 | $3.64 | Chewy lowest of 3 stores |
Prices are from our check on Sep 27. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (401 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
1 FDA Recall On Record
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
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other kibble recipes with the closest protein, fat and starch as fed, the way the bag prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
Lower-priced alternative
$2.40/lb vs $3.64/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and starch profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.
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