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Merrick Chunky Grain Free Big Texas Steak Tips Dinner in Gravy

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Merrick Chunky Grain Free Big Texas Steak Tips Dinner in Gravy

  • Dog
  • Wet
Protein
8% min
Fat
3% min
Fiber
1.5% max
Moisture
82% max

Facts read from merrickpetcare.com, checked November 1, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 Deboned Beef
  2. 2 Beef Broth
  3. 3 Vegetable Broth
  4. 4 Beef Liver
  5. 5 Dried Egg Product
  6. 6 Natural Flavor
  7. 7 Potato Starch
  8. 8 Guar Gum
  9. 9 Salt
  10. 10 Fruit Juice Color
  11. 11 Sunflower Oil
  12. 12 Potassium Chloride
  13. 13 Fish Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)
  14. 14 Sodium Phosphate
  15. 15 Calcium Carbonate
  16. 16 MINERALS [Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Potassium Iodide]
  17. 17 VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Niacin Supplement (Vitamin B-3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9)]
  18. 18 Magnesium Sulfate
  19. 19 Cumin
  20. 20 Cinnamon
  21. 21 Choline Chloride. B299123

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

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein8% min44.4%
Crude Fat3% min16.7%
Crude Fiber1.5% max8.3%
Moisture82% max—

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

Calories

per kg
900 kcal
per can
324 kcal

The label says: “900 kcal/kg, 324 kcal/can”

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein88.9 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat33.3 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 22.6% 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 41%
  • Fat 38%
  • Carbohydrate 21%

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

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