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Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Senior Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food
- Dog
- Dry
- Senior
- Protein
- 30% min
- Fat
- 12% min
- Fiber
- 3.5% max
- Moisture
- 11% max
Facts read from merrickpetcare.com, checked October 31, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Deboned Chicken
- 2 Chicken Meal
- 3 Turkey Meal
- 4 Sweet Potatoes
- 5 Potatoes
- 6 Peas
- 7 Chicken Fat
- 8 Salmon Meal
- 9 Natural Flavor
- 10 Miscanthus Grass
- 11 Dried Yeast
- 12 Flaxseed
- 13 Potassium Chloride
- 14 Salt
- 15 Salmon Oil
- 16 Choline Chloride
- 17 Apples
- 18 Blueberries
- 19 MINERALS [Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Calcium Iodate]
- 20 DL-Methionine
- 21 L-Carnitine
- 22 Sunflower Oil
- 23 Taurine
- 24 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]
- 25 Mixed Tocopherols For Freshness
- 26 Dried Bacillus Coagulans Fermentation Product
- 27 Rosemary Extract. A277123
In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | On the label | Dry matter (calculated) |
|---|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 30% min | 33.7% |
| Crude Fat | 12% min | 13.5% |
| Crude Fiber | 3.5% max | 3.9% |
| Moisture | 11% max | — |
| 0, Taurine | 0.2% min | 0.2% |
| Omega-6 fatty acids | 2.8% min | 3.1% |
| Omega-3 fatty acids | 0.4% min | 0.4% |
| Glucosamine | 400 mg/kg min | — |
| Chondroitin Sulfate | 400 mg/kg min | — |
| L-Carnitine | 100 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
- 3,586 kcal
- per cup
- 444 kcal
The label says: “3586 kcal/kg, 444 kcal/cup”
Against the AAFCO minimums
The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for dogs, adult maintenance.
- protein83.7 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
- fat33.5 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 40.9% 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 31%
- Fat 31%
- Carbohydrate 38%
Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).
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