Merrick Fresh Selects Chicken & Brown Rice Fresh Frozen Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Fresh Selects Chicken & Brown Rice Fresh Frozen Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Brown Rice, Sweet Potato, Chicken Liver, and Kale. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 5.0%.
- 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…
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Chicken Liver
The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Kale
A leafy brassica used fresh or dried.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 1,153 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 6.5%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 6.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 75.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 5.0%
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Deboned Chicken, Brown Rice, Sweet Potato, Chicken Liver, Kale, Sunflower Oil, Minerals [dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Selenium Yeast, Potassium Iodide]*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., L-tryptophan, L-methionine, Vitamins [cholecalciferol (Vitamin D-3), D-alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Calcium D-pantothenate (Vitamin B-5)]
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 | 6.5% | 26.0% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 6.0% | 24.0% | n/a |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 6.0% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 5.0% | 36.0% | TYPICAL |
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 lb | $10.49 | $9.54 | Petco |
Prices are from our check on Oct 17. 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 (1,153 kcal per kg). 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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