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Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Real Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food

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Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Real Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
Protein
24% min
Fat
14% min
Fiber
5% 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 Oat Meal
  5. 5 Barley
  6. 6 Sweet Potatoes
  7. 7 Canola Oil
  8. 8 Potato Protein
  9. 9 Natural Flavor
  10. 10 Flaxseed
  11. 11 Miscanthus Grass
  12. 12 Dried Yeast
  13. 13 Potassium Chloride
  14. 14 Salt
  15. 15 Choline Chloride
  16. 16 MINERALS [Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Calcium Iodate]
  17. 17 DL-Methionine
  18. 18 Sunflower Oil
  19. 19 Taurine
  20. 20 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]
  21. 21 Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols. C286524

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

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein24% min27%
Crude Fat14% min15.7%
Crude Fiber5% max5.6%
Moisture11% max—
Taurine0.17% min0.2%
Omega 6 Fatty Acid2.6% min2.9%
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
3,726 kcal
per cup
462 kcal

The label says: “3726 kcal/kg, 462 kcal/cup”

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein64.4 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat37.6 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 43.7% 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 25%
  • Fat 35%
  • Carbohydrate 40%

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

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