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Merrick Lil’ Plates Little Lamb Chop Stew Wet Dog Food

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Merrick Lil’ Plates Little Lamb Chop Stew Wet Dog Food

  • 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 LAMB
  2. 2 LAMB BROTH
  3. 3 BEEF BROTH
  4. 4 BEEF
  5. 5 BEEF LIVER
  6. 6 DRIED EGG WHITES
  7. 7 SWEET POTATOES
  8. 8 CARROTS
  9. 9 POTATO STARCH
  10. 10 PEAS
  11. 11 GUAR GUM
  12. 12 TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE
  13. 13 SUNFLOWER OIL
  14. 14 SODIUM PHOSPHATE
  15. 15 SALT
  16. 16 POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  17. 17 NATURAL FLAVOR
  18. 18 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)
  19. 19 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)
  20. 20 CHOLINE CHLORIDE
  21. 21 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
1,137 kcal

The label says: “1137 kcal/kg or 113 kcal/bowl ME (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.

  • protein70.4 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat30.8 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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