Merrick® Backcountry® Adult Dry Dog Food - Natural, Freeze Dried Raw, Grains, Beef, Lamb & Rabbit
by Merrick
Overall Score: 85/100
Ingredients
- Lamb (protein)
- plus whole grains to ensure balanced nutrition for adult dogs. Merrick Backcountry dog food contains no peas (other)
- lentils (carbohydrate)
- or artificial colors (other)
- flavors (other)
- or preservatives. This premium recipe is proudly founded in Hereford (other)
- Texas (other)
- crafted in USA facilities (other)
Ingredient concerns
- Lentils (low concern): Like peas, lentils are part of the legume family implicated in the FDA's ongoing investigation into grain-free diets and DCM in dogs. Their high use in grain-free formulations as both carbohydrate and protein sources has raised concerns about potential interference with taurine metabolism.
Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)
On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 38.2%, fat 19.1%, fiber 3.9%, ash 7.9%, carbohydrate 30.9%. By calories: 33.1% from protein, 40.2% from fat, 26.8% from carbohydrate.
AAFCO compliance
This food meets the AAFCO adult dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 38.2% vs 18% minimum, fat 19.1% vs 5.5% minimum.
Freeze-dried food, grain-free, for the adult life stage.
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