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Merrick Lil' Plates Petite Pates Chicken Dinner Recipe

Wet · Adult · Small

Merrick Lil' Plates Petite Pates Chicken Dinner Recipe is a wet dog food for adult dogs. The maker lists it for small 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, egg. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 36.4% protein, 27.3% fat and 20.2% carbohydrate, at 1242 kcal per kg. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 855 g a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 85 of 100, which we rate excellent. 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.

36.4%
Protein
27.3%
Fat
20.2%
Carbs

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

Calories per kg
1,242kcal
Format
Wet
Life stage
Adult
Dog sizes
Small
Guaranteed analysis, as printed on the label, with the dry-matter figure alongside.
NutrientAs fedDry matter
Protein (min)8%36.4%
Fat (min)6%27.3%
Fiber (max)2%9.1%
Moisture (max)78%–
85

Food score

Excellent85 out of 100

Ingredient quality
30/35
Protein
20.9/25
Carbohydrate load
19.9/20
Fat balance
3.9/10
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 broth, chicken giblets, dried egg product
  • 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
chickeneggfishpeas & legumes
May contain
turkeybeefporklamb
Not found
dairywheatcornsoy

Ingredients

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

  1. Deboned chicken
  2. chicken broth
  3. chicken giblets
  4. dried egg product
  5. natural flavor
  6. green beans
  7. carrots
  8. flaxseed oil
  9. MINERALS [potassium chloride, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganese sulfate, potassium iodide, sodium selenite]
  10. guar gum
  11. calcium carbonate
  12. VITAMINS [Vitamin E supplement, niacin (Vitamin B-3), thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin B-12 supplement, biotin (Vitamin B-7), folic acid (Vitamin B-9), Vitamin A supplement, Vitamin D-3 supplement]
  13. choline chloride
  14. magnesium sulfate
  15. sage
  16. rosemary
  17. thyme. C287124

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

Merrick Lil’ Plates Petite Paté Chicken Dinner Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance of adult dogs.

Recall history

No recalls on record for this product.

Questions about this food

Answers built from this product’s own label data.

Is Merrick Lil' Plates Petite Pates Chicken Dinner Recipe complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “Merrick Lil’ Plates Petite Paté Chicken Dinner Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance of adult dogs.”

How much Merrick Lil' Plates Petite Pates Chicken Dinner 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 855 g of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.

What are the main ingredients in Merrick Lil' Plates Petite Pates Chicken Dinner Recipe?

The first five ingredients by weight are Deboned chicken, chicken broth, chicken giblets, dried egg product, natural flavor. The label lists 17 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in Merrick Lil' Plates Petite Pates Chicken Dinner Recipe?

The guaranteed analysis gives at least 8% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 36.4% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.

Does Merrick Lil' Plates Petite Pates Chicken Dinner Recipe contain common allergens?

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

Has Merrick Lil' Plates Petite Pates Chicken Dinner Recipe been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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