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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused With Healthy Grains Pacific Catch Recipe Dry Dog Food

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused With Healthy Grains Pacific Catch Recipe Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
Protein
32% min
Fat
16% min
Fiber
4% max
Moisture
11% max
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Facts read from merrickpetcare.com, checked November 1, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 Deboned Salmon
  2. 2 Salmon Meal
  3. 3 Brown Rice
  4. 4 Barley
  5. 5 Oat Meal
  6. 6 Whitefish Meal
  7. 7 Potato Protein
  8. 8 Pork Fat Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols
  9. 9 Natural Flavor
  10. 10 Potatoes
  11. 11 Whitefish
  12. 12 Flaxseed
  13. 13 Sunflower Oil
  14. 14 Miscanthus Grass
  15. 15 Dried Yeast
  16. 16 Potassium Chloride
  17. 17 Salt
  18. 18 Tapioca
  19. 19 Choline Chloride
  20. 20 MINERALS [Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Calcium Iodate]
  21. 21 DL-Methionine
  22. 22 Taurine
  23. 23 VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin D-3 Supplement]
  24. 24 Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols. C298025

In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein32% min36%
Crude Fat16% min18%
Crude Fiber4% max4.5%
Moisture11% max—
Taurine0.17% min0.2%
Omega 6 Fatty Acid2.15% min2.4%
Omega-3 Fatty Acid0.6% min0.7%
Glucosamine400 ppm min—
Chondroitin Sulfate400 mg/kg min—

Dry matter takes the water out (value ÷ (100 − moisture) × 100), so wet and dry foods can be compared on one scale.

Calories

per kg
3,799 kcal
per cup
477 kcal

The label says: “3799 kcal/kg, 477 kcal/cup”

Against the AAFCO minimums

The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for dogs, adult maintenance.

  • protein84.2 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat42.1 g vs 13.8 g minimumAbove

Per 1,000 kcal, the way AAFCO writes its profiles. Meeting a minimum doesn't make a food right for your pet: ask your veterinarian. How this is worked out

Carbohydrates and calories (estimates)

About 33.6% of the dry matter is carbohydrate, worked out by difference: labels don't state it. The label states no ash, so 8% of dry matter is assumed (a typical value).

  • Protein 32%
  • Fat 39%
  • Carbohydrate 30%

Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).

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