Merrick Backcountry Grain Free Hero’s Banquet Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 12.6 oz servings. With the water taken out it is 50% protein and 22% fat, and each serving carries 328 kcal.
- Sold as a meal for adult dogs
- 12.6 oz serving
- 82% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Beef Broth
The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.
Turkey Broth
The liquid produced by simmering turkey, used to add moisture and flavor.
Beef Liver
The liver of cattle, an organ meat.
Lamb
The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
What’s in the serving
- First meat
- Deboned Beef, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Deboned Beef, Beef Liver and Lamb.
- Thickeners and binders
- Potato Starch, Guar Gum and Xanthan 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 serving, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 919 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 9.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 4.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 2.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 82.0%
328 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
Deboned Beef, Beef Broth, Turkey Broth, Beef Liver, Lamb, Green Beans, Carrots, Natural Flavor, Dried Egg Product, Potato Starch, 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., Guar Gum, Fruit Juice Color, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Phosphate, Fish Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Potassium Chloride, MINERALS [Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Potassium Iodide], Sunflower Oil, VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9)], Yucca Schidigera Extract, Cinnamon, Flaxseed Oil, Choline Chloride, Xanthan Gum, Magnesium Sulfate
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.
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% | 50.0% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 4.0% | 22.2% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 2.5% | 13.9% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 2.8% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
What a serving costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.6 oz | $3.78LIVE | $4.78 | PetSmart |
| 12.8 oz | $3.78 | $4.73 | PetSmart |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 25. 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.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (919 kcal per kg, 328 kcal per serving). 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 with the water taken out, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other wet food recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
Lower-priced alternative
$2.40/lb vs $4.73/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and moisture 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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