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Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe

Dry · All life stages · Small, Medium, Large

Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe is a dry dog food for dogs of any age. The maker lists it for small, medium, large dogs. Deboned chicken heads the ingredient list, so by weight before cooking there is more of it than anything else. The named animal proteins are chicken. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 31.5% protein, 16.9% fat and 39.5% carbohydrate, at 473 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 2¼ cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 74 of 100, which we rate good. No recall for it appears in our records.

Key facts

Dry matter removes water from the figure, so wet and dry foods can be compared.

31.5%
Protein
16.9%
Fat
39.5%
Carbs

Estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fiber and ash (ash assumed 7% of dry matter). Not printed on the label.

Calories per cup
473kcal
Calories per kg
3,714kcal
Format
Dry
Life stage
All life stages
Dog sizes
Small, Medium, Large
Guaranteed analysis, as printed on the label, with the dry-matter figure alongside.
NutrientAs fedDry matter
Protein (min)28%31.5%
Fat (min)15%16.9%
Fiber (max)4.5%5.1%
Moisture (max)11%–
74

Food score

Good74 out of 100

Ingredient quality
28/35
Protein
15.3/25
Carbohydrate load
10.2/20
Fat balance
10/10
Recall record
10/10

Calculated from the published label. Not a hand-check, not a vet’s opinion.

  • A named meat is the first ingredientDeboned chicken
  • Several named proteins in the first five ingredientsDeboned chicken, chicken meal
  • Carbohydrate is estimated: the label does not print it
  • No recall on record
How this score is worked out

Five parts, weighted as below, applied the same way to every food on the site. Percentages are dry matter, which takes the water out so wet and dry foods can be judged on one basis.

Ingredient quality · 35 pts
Starts neutral, then moves on what the label names: a named meat first and several named proteins near the top earn points; unnamed “meat meal”, by-products, grain fillers in the first five, artificial preservatives and colours lose them.
Protein · 25 pts
18% dry matter is the AAFCO adult minimum and scores nothing; 40% scores full marks.
Carbohydrate load · 20 pts
20% dry matter or less scores full marks; 60% or more scores nothing.
Fat balance · 10 pts
A band, not a ramp: 12–20% dry matter is the target, and too little costs as much as too much.
Recall record · 10 pts
Full marks with no recall on record. A recall costs more the more recently it happened.

Same label, same number, every time. If you think we have it wrong, the ingredient list above is the whole of our evidence.

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Allergen groups

Matched from the full ingredient list using our ingredient dictionary.

Contains
chickenpotatopeas & legumesturkeyfisheggyeast
May contain
beefporklamb
Not found
dairywheatcornsoy

Ingredients

In label order. Ingredients are listed by weight before cooking, heaviest first.

  1. Deboned chicken
  2. chicken meal
  3. sweet potatoes
  4. potatoes
  5. peas
  6. turkey meal
  7. chicken fat
  8. pea protein
  9. natural flavor
  10. dried egg product
  11. miscanthus grass
  12. salmon oil
  13. potato protein
  14. dried yeast
  15. flaxseed
  16. potassium chloride
  17. salt
  18. choline chloride
  19. apples
  20. blueberries
  21. MINERALS [zinc amino acid complex, iron amino acid complex, sodium selenite, manganese amino acid complex, copper amino acid complex, calcium iodate]
  22. DL-Methionine
  23. sunflower oil
  24. taurine
  25. VITAMINS [Vitamin E supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, Vitamin A supplement, niacin (Vitamin B-3), thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B- 1), calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), folic acid (Vitamin B-9), riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), menadione sodium bisulfite complex (Vitamin K), pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin D-3 supplement]
  26. mixed tocopherols for freshness. B278823

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken + Sweet Potato Recipe Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages, including growth of large sized dogs (70 lb. or more as an adult).

Recall history

No recalls on record for this product.

Questions about this food

Answers built from this product’s own label data.

Is Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken + Sweet Potato Recipe Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages, including growth of large sized dogs (70 lb. or more as an adult).”

How much Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe should I feed my dog?

A neutered 20 kg (44 lb) adult dog with normal activity needs about 1,060 kcal a day, which works out at roughly 2¼ cups of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.

What are the main ingredients in Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe?

The first five ingredients by weight are Deboned chicken, chicken meal, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peas. The label lists 26 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe?

The guaranteed analysis gives at least 28% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 31.5% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.

Does Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe contain common allergens?

Our ingredient dictionary matches these groups in the label: chicken, potato, peas & legumes, turkey, fish, egg, yeast. A match means the group is named in the ingredient list, not that a given dog will react to it.

Has Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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