Merrick Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper
A topper in 8.0 oz cups, made to add to a bowl rather than to feed on its own. With the water taken out it is 100% protein and 0% fat, and each cup carries 20 kcal.
- Topper, not a complete meal
- Broth
- 8.0 oz cup
- 97% water
Ingredient Wiki
Beef Bone Broth
Broth produced by simmering beef bones, then used as a liquid in the recipe.
Butternut Squash
The flesh of the butternut squash, used cooked or dried.
Blueberries
The berry of the blueberry bush, used fresh or dried.
Parsley
The leaf of the parsley plant, used in small quantities.
Cinnamon
The dried inner bark of the cinnamon tree, used ground in small quantities.
What’s in the cup
- First ingredient
- Beef Bone Broth, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- No meat we can name appears on the list.
- Thickeners and binders
- None we recognize.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the cup, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 88 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 3.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 0.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 97.0%
20 kcal per 8.0 oz cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the cup prints it, heaviest first
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.
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 | TOPPER MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 3.0% | 100.0% | 42.1% |
| FAT | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.8% |
| FIBER | 1.0% | 33.3% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 0.0% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
What a cup costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.4 oz | $4.69 | $11.73 | Chewy lowest of 2 stores |
| 1 lb | $8.78 | $8.78 | Chewy lowest of 2 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.
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 topper recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
Lower-priced alternative
$4.97/lb vs $8.78/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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