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Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Oat Meal, and Barley. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 40.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 24.0%, fat 14.0%, fiber 5.0%, moisture 11.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 40.0%
24%
14%
11%
40%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 40.0% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 24.0%. One cup carries 460 kcal.
PROTEIN
24.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
40.0%
KCAL / CUP
460
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FIRST 5 OF 21 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,716 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
24.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
14.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
5.0%
Moisture (max.)
11.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
40.0%

460 kcal per cup.

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NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 24.0% 27.0% TYPICAL
FAT 14.0% 15.7% n/a
FIBER 5.0% 5.6% n/a
CARB (EST.) 40.0% 44.9% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 40.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $23.98 $6.00 Chewy lowest of 2 stores
22 lb $72.98 $3.32 Amazon lowest of 6 stores
25 lb $66.98 $2.68 Walmart

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.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

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Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.3CUPS
    1,076 kcal290 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (460 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // MERRICK

    1 FDA Recall On Record

    MAY 23, 2018
    INGREDIENT LEVEL

    ‎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 BRANDS // CLOSEST ON THE LABEL

    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.

    PRICE PER POUND

    Lower-priced alternative

    Pure Balance Wild & Free Grain-Free Salmon & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food
    Pure Balance $1.45/lb
    Pure Balance Wild & Free Grain-Free Salmon & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food
    PROTEIN24% FAT15% STARCH40%

    $1.45/lb vs $2.68/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.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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