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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused High Plains Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused High Plains Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food are Deboned Beef, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Potatoes, and Sweet Potatoes. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 24.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Turkey Meal
Turkey that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,795 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 38.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 17.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 11.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 24.5%
402 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Deboned Beef, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Salmon Meal, Peas, Potato Protein, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Natural Flavor, Wild Boar, Turkey, Flaxseed, Beef Liver, Sunflower Oil, Salmon Oil, Organic Dried Alfalfa Meal, 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., Apples, Blueberries, 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, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Proteinate, Cobalt Carbonate), Taurine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, 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), 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 | 38.0% | 42.7% | HIGH |
| FAT | 17.0% | 19.1% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.5% | 3.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 24.5% | 27.5% | LOW |
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (402 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.
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