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Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Tiny Thanksgiving Day Dinner

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Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Tiny Thanksgiving Day Dinner

  • Dog
  • Wet
Protein
8% min
Fat
3.5% min
Fiber
1.4% max
Moisture
82% max
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Facts read from merrickpetcare.com, checked October 31, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 DEBONED TURKEY
  2. 2 TURKEY BROTH
  3. 3 CHICKEN BROTH
  4. 4 CHICKEN LIVER
  5. 5 DEBONED CHICKEN
  6. 6 DRIED EGG WHITES
  7. 7 POTATO STARCH
  8. 8 SWEET POTATOES
  9. 9 CARROTS
  10. 10 GREEN BEANS
  11. 11 APPLES
  12. 12 PEAS
  13. 13 POTATOES
  14. 14 GUAR GUM
  15. 15 TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE
  16. 16 SUNFLOWER OIL
  17. 17 SODIUM PHOSPHATE
  18. 18 SALT
  19. 19 NATURAL FLAVOR
  20. 20 POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  21. 21 MINERALS (ZINC AMINO ACID CHELATE, IRON AMINO ACID CHELATE, COPPER AMINO ACID CHELATE, MANGANESE AMINO ACID CHELATE, SODIUM SELENITE, COBALT AMINO ACID CHELATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE)
  22. 22 VITAMINS (VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, NIACIN SUPPLEMENT, d-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT, BIOTIN, VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE,( VITAMIN B6), VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT, FOLIC ACID)
  23. 23 CHOLINE CHLORIDE
  24. 24 XANTHAN GUM

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 Fat3.5% min19.4%
Crude Fiber1.4% max7.8%
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
969 kcal

The label says: “969 kcal/kg or 96 kcal/bowl MEE (metabolizable energy) on an as-fed basis (calculated)”

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein82.6 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat36.1 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 20.3% 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 40%
  • Fat 42%
  • Carbohydrate 18%

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

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