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Merrick Backcountry Grain-Free Wet Dog Food 96% Real Chicken Recipe, 12.7-oz can, case of 12
Merrick

Backcountry Grain-Free Wet Dog Food 96% Real Chicken Recipe, 12.7-oz can, case of 12

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Merrick Backcountry Grain-Free Wet Dog Food 96% Real Chicken Recipe, 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 deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No declared omega-3 source. Fish oil, salmon oil, and algae oil all absent.

FQI

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

Controversial ingredients · 1

  • sodium selenite
    Synthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.

Every flagged ingredient has a published basis (confirmed harm / regulatory action / precautionary). See methodology →

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
10%
min
Fat
6%
min
Fiber
1.4%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
20 total
  1. 1 deboned chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 chicken liver
  4. 4 dried egg product
  5. 5 natural flavor
  6. 6 potassium chloride
  7. 7 salt
  8. 8 locust bean gum
  9. 9 tricalcium phosphate
  10. 10 guar gum
  11. 11 choline chloride
  12. 12 sodium tripolyphosphate
  13. 13 calcium carbonate
  14. 14 zinc sulfate
  15. 15 ferrous sulfate
  16. 16 copper sulfate
  17. 17 manganese sulfate
  18. 18 potassium iodide
  19. 19 sodium selenite ⚠ Synthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.
  20. 20 taurine