Merrick
Backcountry Grain-Free 96% Real Beef Dinner Recipe Canned Dog Food, 12.7-oz can, case of 12
0out of 100
C Evidence Fair
wet $45.36
Merrick Backcountry Grain-Free 96% Real Beef Dinner Recipe Canned Dog Food, 12.7-oz can, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 56/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.
Graded by The Sniff System
Why this score
Strong protein profile with beef as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
PQI
+27
Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.
STACK
+5
No declared omega-3 source. Fish oil, salmon oil, and algae oil all absent.
FQI
−8
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
ACF
−8
Guaranteed analysis
Protein
10%
min
Fat
6%
min
Fiber
1.4%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
23 total - 1 beef protein animal
- 2 beef broth
- 3 beef liver protein animal
- 4 dried egg product
- 5 natural flavor other
- 6 salt mineral
- 7 locust bean gum fiber
- 8 potassium chloride mineral
- 9 guar gum fiber
- 10 sodium tripolyphosphate mineral
- 11 calcium carbonate mineral
- 12 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 13 niacin supplement vitamin
- 14 thiamine mononitrate vitamin
- 15 calcium pantothenate vitamin
- 16 pyridoxine hydrochloride vitamin
- 17 vitamin b-12 supplement
- 18 riboflavin supplement vitamin
- 19 vitamin a supplement vitamin
- 20 folic acid vitamin
- 21 vitamin d-3 supplement
- 22 biotin vitamin
- 23 taurine supplement