Merrick Healthy Grains Real Chicken + Brown Rice

by Merrick

Overall Score: 89/100

Ingredients

1. Deboned Chicken (protein)
2. Chicken Meal (protein)
3. Brown Rice (carbohydrate)
4. Barley (carbohydrate)
5. Oat Meal (other)
6. Miscanthus Grass (fiber)
7. Turkey Meal (protein)
8. Natural Flavor (additive)
9. Quinoa (other)
10. Chicken Fat Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols (protein)
11. Flaxseed (fat)
12. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
13. Salt (mineral)
14. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
15. MINERALS [Zinc Amino Acid Complex (other)
16. Iron Amino Acid Complex (other)
17. Sodium Selenite (mineral)
18. Manganese Amino Acid Complex (other)
19. Copper Amino Acid Complex (other)
20. Calcium Iodate] (other)
21. Apples (other)
22. Carrots (other)
23. DL–Methionine (other)
24. Sunflower Oil (fat)
25. Taurine (additive)
26. VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement (other)
27. Vitamin B–12 Supplement (other)
28. Vitamin A Supplement (vitamin)
29. Niacin (Vitamin B–3) (other)
30. Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B–1) (other)
31. Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B–5) (other)
32. Folic Acid (Vitamin B–9) (other)
33. Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B–2) (other)
34. Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K) (other)
35. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B–6) (other)
36. Biotin (Vitamin B–7) (other)
37. Vitamin D–3 Supplement] (other)
38. L–Carnitine (other)
39. Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols (other)

Ingredient concerns

• Sodium Selenite (low concern): Sodium selenite is an inorganic form of selenium with a narrower safety margin than organic forms (such as selenium yeast). It has lower bioavailability and higher potential for toxicity at elevated levels compared to organic selenium sources. Some premium pet foods use selenium yeast instead as a safer alternative.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 28.9%, fat 16.7%, fiber 0%, ash 7.8%, carbohydrate 46.7%. By calories: 24.9% from protein, 34.9% from fat, 40.2% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 28.9% vs 18% minimum, fat 16.7% vs 5.5% minimum.

Dry food, with grains, for the adult life stage.

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