Merrick Pet Food Review

Made by Nestlé Purina PetCare in US.

Average score: 83/100 across 138 pet food products.

Top Merrick products

All Merrick products (138)

Merrick® Fresh Kisses® Small Breed Adult Dental Dog Treats - Mint — 99/100
Merrick® Grain Free Bone Broth Adult Wet Dog Food Topper - Natural, Turkey Bone Broth — 99/100
Merrick® Grain Free® Bone Broth Adult Wet Dog Food Topper - Natural, Beef Bone Broth — 99/100
Merrick® Grain Free® Bone Broth Adult Wet Dog Food Topper - Natural, Chicken Bone Broth — 99/100
Merrick Backcountry Grain Free Hero's Banquet Stew — 98/100
Merrick® Grain Free Stew Premium Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 12.7 oz — 98/100
Merrick® Lil' Plates® Grain Free Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 3.5 oz — 98/100
Merrick® Lil' Plates® Grain Free Small Breed Puppy Wet Dog Food - Natural, 3.5 oz — 98/100
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Variety Pack, 12 Count — 98/100
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Petite Pates Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 3 oz — 96/100
Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Premium Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 12.7 oz — 96/100
Merrick® Limited Ingredient Diet® Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Healthy Grains, 12.7 oz — 96/100
Merrick® Purrfect Bistro® Adult Wet Cat Food - 3 Oz., Corn Free, Grain Free — 96/100
Merrick® Grain Free Chunky Premium Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 12.7 oz — 95/100
Merrick® Grain Free Slow Cooked BBQ Premium Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 12.7 oz — 95/100
Merrick® Kitchen Comforts® Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Beef Tips & Rice, 12.7 Oz — 95/100
Merrick® Kitchen Comforts® Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Turkey Meatloaf, 12.7 Oz — 95/100
Merrick Grain Free Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Texas Beef & Chicken Dinner, Variety Pack, 12 ct — 95/100
Merrick Lil Plates Grain-Free Small Breed Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe — 95/100
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain-Free Small Breed Senior Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe — 95/100
Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Texas Beef + Sweet Potato — 95/100
Merrick® Kitchen Comforts® Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Lamb Shepherd's Pie, 12.7 Oz — 95/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Raw Coated Real Salmon + Brown Rice — 94/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Real Salmon + Brown Rice — 94/100
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Real Salmon and Brown Rice Recipe — 94/100
Merrick Grain Free Real Duck + Sweet Potato — 94/100
Merrick Grain Free Large Breed Real Chicken + Sweet Potato — 94/100
Merrick Backcountry Grain free Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Beef & Chicken, Variety Pack, 12 ct — 94/100
Merrick® Grain Free Premium Puppy Wet Dog Food - Natural, Puppy Plate 12.7 oz — 94/100
Merrick® Grain Free® Healthy Weight Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Real Beef & Sweet Potato — 94/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Real Lamb + Brown Rice — 93/100
Merrick® Backcountry® Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw, Grains, Salmon & Whitefish — 93/100
Merrick® Grain Free® Senior Dry Dog Food - Natural, Chicken & Sweet Potato — 93/100
Merrick Lil Plates Grain-Free Small Breed Real Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe — 92/100
Merrick Grain Free Real Lamb + Sweet Potato — 92/100
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Real Lamb Recipe — 92/100
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Real Lamb and Sweet Potato Recipe — 92/100
Merrick Fresh Selects Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe — 92/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Large Breed — 92/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Senior — 92/100
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Bone Broth Coated Kibble Heartlands Recipe — 92/100
Merrick Lil Plates Grain-Free Small Breed Real Texas Beef & Sweet Potato with Raw Bites Recipe — 92/100
Merrick Lil Plates Grain-Free Small Breed Real Texas Beef and Sweet Potato Recipe — 92/100
Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw, Salmon & Whitefish — 91/100
Merrick® Healthy Grains® Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Chicken & Brown Rice with Ancient Grains — 91/100
Merrick® Limited Ingredient Diet® Grain Free Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 12.7 oz — 91/100
Merrick Fresh Selects Beef & Brown Rice Recipe — 91/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Real Beef + Brown Rice — 91/100
Merrick® Lil' Plates® Grain Free Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Chicken & Sweet Potato — 90/100
Merrick Grain Free Real Salmon + Sweet Potato — 90/100
Merrick Limited Ingredient Real Salmon and Sweet Potato Recipe — 90/100
Merrick Grain Free Real Chicken + Sweet Potato — 90/100
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet with Healthy Grains Real Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe — 90/100
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet with Healthy Grains Real Turkey and Brown Rice Recipe — 90/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Small Breed — 90/100
Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Puppy Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw, Chicken & Salmon — 90/100
Merrick® Kitchen Comforts® Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Chicken Casserole, 12.7 Oz — 90/100
Merrick Grain Free Senior Real Chicken + Sweet Potato — 90/100
Merrick Grain Free Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Grammy's & Cowboy & Thanksgiving, Variety Pack — 90/100
Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw Bits, Lamb & Venison — 90/100
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Large Breed Recipe — 90/100
Merrick Petite Parfaits Cat Treats 6pack — 89/100
Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw Bits, Turkey & Duck — 89/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Gut Health Real Chicken + Brown Rice Recipe — 89/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Immune Health Real Chicken + Brown Rice Recipe — 89/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Raw Coated Real Chicken + Brown Rice Recipe — 89/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Real Chicken + Brown Rice — 89/100
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Real Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe — 89/100
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Healthy Grains, Salmon & Brown Rice — 87/100
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Salmon, & Sweet Potato — 87/100
Merrick® Lil' Plates® Grain Free Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Beef & Sweet Potato — 87/100
Merrick Lil Plates Grain Free Small Breed Puppy Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe — 87/100
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Healthy Grains Puppy Recipe + Grains — 86/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Healthy Weight — 86/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Puppy — 86/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Raw Coated Puppy Recipe — 86/100
Merrick® Backcountry® Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw, Grains, Beef, Lamb & Rabbit — 85/100
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Lamb & Sweet Potato — 84/100
Merrick Grain Free Puppy Plate Chicken — 83/100
Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken + Sweet Potato — 83/100
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Big Game Recipe — 80/100
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Game Bird Recipe — 80/100
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Great Plains Red Recipe — 80/100
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Hero’s Banquet Recipe — 80/100
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Pacific Catch Recipe — 80/100
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Puppy Recipe — 80/100
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Healthy Grains Great Plains Red Recipe + Grains — 80/100
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Healthy Grains Pacific Catch Recipe + Grains — 80/100
Merrick Backcountry Real Beef Dinner — 80/100
Merrick Backcountry Real Chicken Dinner — 80/100
Merrick® Power Bites® Adult Dog Treats - Salmon, Corn Free, Gluten Free — 79/100
Merrick® Power Bites® Adult Dog Treats - Texas Beef, Soft & Chewy, Real Meat, Grain Free — 79/100
Merrick® Power Bites® Grain-free Adult Dog Treats - Chicken 6 oz — 76/100
Merrick® Grain Free Premium Real Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 12.7 oz — 75/100
Merrick Chunky Grain Fee Carver’s Delight Dinner — 68/100
Merrick Chunky Grain Free Big Texas Steak Tips Dinner — 68/100
Merrick Chunky Grain Free Colossal Chicken Dinner — 68/100
Merrick Chunky Grain Free Pappy's Pot Roast Dinner — 68/100
Merrick Grain Free Cowboy Cookout — 68/100
Merrick Grain Free Grammy’s Pot Pie — 68/100
Merrick Grain Free Puppy Plate Beef — 68/100
Merrick Grain Free Real Beef, Lamb + Bison Dinner — 68/100
Merrick Grain Free Real Chicken Dinner — 68/100
Merrick Grain Free Real Duck Dinner — 68/100
Merrick Grain Free Real Texas Beef Dinner — 68/100
Merrick Grain Free Thanksgiving Day Dinner — 68/100
Merrick Grain Free Turducken — 68/100
Merrick Grain Free Wilderness Blend — 68/100
Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw Pieces, Beef & Lamb — 67/100
Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw Bits, Beef & Turkey — 65/100
Merrick® Purrfect Bistro® Adult Wet Cat Food - 5.5 Oz., Corn Free, Grain Free — 64/100
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Dainty Duck Medley — 63/100
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Itsy Bitsy Beef Stew — 63/100
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Little Lamb Chop Stew — 63/100
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Petite Pot Pie — 63/100
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Pint-Sized Puppy Plate Cup — 63/100
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Small Surfin' + Turfin' Supper — 63/100
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Teeny Texas Steak Tips Dinner — 63/100
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Tiny Thanksgiving Day Dinner — 63/100
Merrick Fresh Selects Turkey & Brown Rice Recipe — 60/100
Merrick Grain Free Healthy Weight Recipe — 60/100
Merrick Grain Free Real Bison, Beef + Sweet Potato — 60/100
Merrick Grain Free Real Texas Beef + Sweet Potato — 60/100
Merrick® Raw-Coated Kibble Puppy Dry Dog Food - Natural, Grains, Freeze Dried, Chicken & Brown Rice — 60/100
Merrick® Raw-Coated Kibble Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Grains, Freeze Dried, Salmon & Brown Rice — 58/100
Merrick® Backcountry® Puppy Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw, Grains, Chicken & Salmon — 58/100
Merrick® Raw-Coated Kibble Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Grains, Freeze Dried, Chicken & Brown Rice — 58/100
Merrick Grain Free Slow Cooked BBQ Kansas City Style With Chopped Pork — 58/100
Merrick Grain Free Slow Cooked BBQ Kentucky Style With Chopped Lamb — 58/100
Merrick Grain Free Slow Cooked BBQ Memphis Style With Glazed Chicken — 58/100
Merrick Grain Free Slow Cooked BBQ Texas Style With Braised Beef — 58/100
Merrick Healthy Grains Raw Coated Real Beef + Brown Rice — 57/100
Merrick® Power Bites® Grain-free Adult Dog Treats - Turducken 6 oz — not scored

Frequently asked questions

Who makes Merrick pet food?

Merrick is manufactured by Nestlé Purina PetCare.

Where is Merrick made?

Merrick pet food is made in US.

When was Merrick founded?

Merrick was founded in 1988.

Is Merrick WSAVA-aligned?

Merrick is not on our WSAVA-aligned shortlist. That doesn't automatically mean the food is poor quality — many strong brands haven't pursued WSAVA recognition — but it means we lack independent confirmation of feeding-trial validation and on-staff veterinary nutritionist staffing.

Has Merrick ever been recalled?

No Merrick products match any FDA recall in our tracked feed. Two caveats worth stating plainly: our feed covers FDA recall notices from late 2025 onward, so a recall older than that would not appear here; and brand matching is deliberately conservative, so a recall naming a parent company or a co-manufacturer rather than Merrick itself may not be linked. For a definitive answer, check the FDA's own recall database.

How does Merrick score in our analysis?

Merrick averages 83/100 across 138 products in our catalog. Individual product scores combine ingredient quality, AAFCO compliance, and controversial-additive severity. See the methodology page for the full algorithm.

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