Merrick Pet Food Review

Made by Nestlé Purina PetCare in US.

Average score: 80/100 across 137 pet food products.

Top Merrick products

1. Merrick Backcountry Grain Free Hero's Banquet Stew — 98/100
2. Merrick® Grain Free Stew Premium Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 12.7 oz — 98/100
3. Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Variety Pack, 12 Count — 98/100
4. Merrick® Lil' Plates® Grain Free Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 3.5 oz — 98/100
5. Merrick® Lil' Plates® Grain Free Small Breed Puppy Wet Dog Food - Natural, 3.5 oz — 98/100

All Merrick products (137)

• Merrick® Grain Free Premium Real Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 12.7 oz — 98/100
• Merrick® Purrfect Bistro® Kitten Dinner Wet Cat Food - Chicken, Natural, Grain Free — 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® 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® Kitchen Comforts® Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Lamb Shepherd's Pie, 12.7 Oz — 95/100
• Merrick® Purrfect Bistro® Adult Wet Cat Food - 3 Oz., Corn Free, Grain Free — 94/100
• Merrick Grain Free Real Duck + Sweet Potato — 94/100
• Merrick Grain Free Large Breed Real Chicken + Sweet Potato — 94/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Raw Coated Real Beef + Brown Rice — 94/100
• Merrick® Grain Free Premium Puppy Wet Dog Food - Natural, Puppy Plate 12.7 oz — 94/100
• Merrick Backcountry Grain free Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Beef & Chicken, Variety Pack, 12 ct — 94/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Real Lamb + Brown Rice — 93/100
• Merrick Lil Plates Grain-Free Small Breed Real Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe — 92/100
• Merrick® Lil' Plates® Grain Free Small Breed Dry Dog Food with Freeze Dried - Chicken & Sweet Potato — 92/100
• Merrick Grain Free Real Lamb + Sweet Potato — 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 Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Real Lamb Recipe — 92/100
• Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Real Lamb and Sweet Potato Recipe — 92/100
• Merrick® Raw-Coated Kibble Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Grains, Freeze Dried, Chicken & Brown Rice — 92/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Large Breed — 92/100
• Merrick Grain Free Senior Real Chicken + Sweet Potato — 92/100
• Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Healthy Grains Puppy Recipe + Grains — 92/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Healthy Weight — 92/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Puppy — 92/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Raw Coated Puppy Recipe — 92/100
• Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw Bits, Beef & Turkey — 91/100
• Merrick® Backcountry® Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw, Grains, Salmon & Whitefish — 91/100
• Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw, Salmon & Whitefish — 91/100
• Merrick® Grain Free® Healthy Weight Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Real Beef & Sweet Potato — 91/100
• Merrick Lil Plates Grain-Free Small Breed Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe — 90/100
• Merrick Lil' Plates Grain-Free Small Breed Senior Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe — 90/100
• Merrick® Lil' Plates® Grain Free Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Beef & Sweet Potato — 90/100
• Merrick® Limited Ingredient Diet® Grain Free Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, 12.7 oz — 90/100
• Merrick Fresh Selects Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe — 90/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Senior — 90/100
• Merrick® Kitchen Comforts® Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Chicken Casserole, 12.7 Oz — 90/100
• Merrick Grain Free Real Salmon + Sweet Potato — 90/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Small Breed — 90/100
• Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Real Salmon and Brown Rice Recipe — 90/100
• Merrick Limited Ingredient Real Salmon and Sweet Potato Recipe — 90/100
• Merrick Grain Free Adult Wet Dog Food - Natural, Grammy's & Cowboy & Thanksgiving, Variety Pack — 90/100
• Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Bone Broth Coated Kibble Heartlands Recipe — 90/100
• Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw Bits, Lamb & Venison — 89/100
• Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw Bits, Turkey & Duck — 89/100
• Merrick® Kitchen Comforts Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Chicken & Brown Rice with Ancient Grains — 89/100
• Merrick Grain Free Real Chicken + Sweet Potato — 89/100
• Merrick® Kitchen Comforts Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Beef & Brown Rice with Ancient Grains — 88/100
• Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet with Healthy Grains Real Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe — 88/100
• Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet with Healthy Grains Real Turkey and Brown Rice Recipe — 88/100
• Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Large Breed Recipe — 88/100
• Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Texas Beef + Sweet Potato — 87/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Gut Health Real Chicken + Brown Rice Recipe — 87/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Immune Health Real Chicken + Brown Rice Recipe — 87/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Raw Coated Real Chicken + Brown Rice Recipe — 87/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Real Beef + Brown Rice — 87/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Real Chicken + Brown Rice — 87/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Real Salmon + Brown Rice — 87/100
• Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Real Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe — 87/100
• Merrick Grain Free Puppy Plate Chicken — 87/100
• Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken + Sweet Potato — 87/100
• Merrick Grain Free Real Texas Beef + Sweet Potato — 86/100
• Merrick Grain Free Slow Cooked BBQ Texas Style With Braised Beef — 86/100
• Merrick® Backcountry® Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw Pieces, Beef & Lamb — 86/100
• Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Healthy Grains, Salmon & Brown Rice — 85/100
• Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Salmon, & Sweet Potato — 85/100
• Merrick Purrfect Bistro Adult Cat Dry Food - Grain Free, Pasture Raised Lamb & Carrots Recipe — 84/100
• Merrick Lil Plates Grain Free Small Breed Puppy Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe — 83/100
• Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Lamb & Sweet Potato — 82/100
• Merrick Purrfect Bistro Adult Cat Dry Food - Grain Free, Salmon & Sweet Potato — 81/100
• Merrick Purrect Bistro Adult Cat Dry Food - Grain Free, Wild Caught Ocean Whitefish & Spinach Recipe — 80/100
• Merrick Backcountry Real Beef Dinner — 79/100
• Merrick Backcountry Real Chicken Dinner — 79/100
• 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 Healthy Bites Bone Broth Adult Dog Food Topper & Dog Treat - Natural, Beef — 71/100
• Merrick® Backcountry® Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw, Grains, Beef, Lamb & Rabbit — 66/100
• Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Big Game Recipe — 66/100
• Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Game Bird Recipe — 66/100
• Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Great Plains Red Recipe — 66/100
• Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Hero’s Banquet Recipe — 66/100
• Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Pacific Catch Recipe — 66/100
• Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Puppy Recipe — 66/100
• Merrick Chunky Grain Fee Carver’s Delight Dinner — 62/100
• Merrick Chunky Grain Free Big Texas Steak Tips Dinner — 62/100
• Merrick Chunky Grain Free Colossal Chicken Dinner — 62/100
• Merrick Chunky Grain Free Pappy's Pot Roast Dinner — 62/100
• Merrick Grain Free Cowboy Cookout — 62/100
• Merrick Grain Free Grammy’s Pot Pie — 62/100
• Merrick Grain Free Puppy Plate Beef — 62/100
• Merrick Grain Free Real Beef, Lamb + Bison Dinner — 62/100
• Merrick Grain Free Real Chicken Dinner — 62/100
• Merrick Grain Free Real Duck Dinner — 62/100
• Merrick Grain Free Real Texas Beef Dinner — 62/100
• Merrick Grain Free Thanksgiving Day Dinner — 62/100
• Merrick Grain Free Turducken — 62/100
• Merrick Grain Free Wilderness Blend — 62/100
• Merrick Grain Free Healthy Weight Recipe — 60/100
• Merrick Grain Free Real Bison, Beef + Sweet Potato — 60/100
• Merrick® Raw-Coated Kibble Puppy Dry Dog Food - Natural, Grains, Freeze Dried, Chicken & Brown Rice — 60/100
• Merrick® Backcountry® Puppy Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw, Grains, Chicken & Salmon — 58/100
• Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Dainty Duck Medley — 57/100
• Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Itsy Bitsy Beef Stew — 57/100
• Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Little Lamb Chop Stew — 57/100
• Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Petite Pot Pie — 57/100
• Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Pint-Sized Puppy Plate Cup — 57/100
• Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Small Surfin' + Turfin' Supper — 57/100
• Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Teeny Texas Steak Tips Dinner — 57/100
• Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Tiny Thanksgiving Day Dinner — 57/100
• Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Healthy Grains Great Plains Red Recipe + Grains — 57/100
• Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Healthy Grains Pacific Catch Recipe + Grains — 57/100
• Merrick Healthy Grains Raw Coated Real Salmon + Brown Rice — 57/100
• Merrick Fresh Selects Beef & Brown Rice Recipe — 56/100
• Merrick Fresh Selects Turkey & Brown Rice Recipe — 56/100
• Merrick Grain Free Slow Cooked BBQ Kansas City Style With Chopped Pork — 52/100
• Merrick Grain Free Slow Cooked BBQ Kentucky Style With Chopped Lamb — 52/100
• Merrick Grain Free Slow Cooked BBQ Memphis Style With Glazed Chicken — 52/100
• Merrick Fresh Kisses Extra Small Dog Dental Chews - Grain Free, Mint — not scored
• Merrick Fresh Kisses Large Dog Dental Chews - Grain Free, Mint — not scored
• Merrick Fresh Kisses Medium Dog Dental Chews - Grain Free, Mint — not scored
• Merrick Fresh Kisses Small Dog Dental Chews - Grain Free, Mint — not scored
• Merrick® Grain Free Bone Broth Adult Wet Dog Food Topper - Natural, Turkey Bone Broth — not scored
• Merrick® Grain Free® Bone Broth Adult Wet Dog Food Topper - Natural, Beef Bone Broth — not scored
• Merrick® Grain Free® Bone Broth Adult Wet Dog Food Topper - Natural, Chicken Bone Broth — not scored
• Merrick® Power Bites® Grain-free Adult Dog Treats - Chicken 6 oz — not scored
• 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 80/100 across 137 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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