Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Puppy Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food, 20-lb bag
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain-Free Puppy Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food, 20-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 73/100 (B) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Strong protein profile with deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value..
Graded by The Sniff System
Strong protein profile with deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.
Controversial ingredients · 1
- sodium seleniteSynthetic 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.
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- 1 deboned chicken protein animal
- 2 chicken meal protein animal
- 3 sweet potato vegetable
- 4 potato vegetable
- 5 turkey meal protein animal
- 6 peas legume
- 7 chicken fat fat
- 8 pea protein protein plant
- 9 salmon protein animal
- 10 natural flavor other
- 11 miscanthus grass fiber
- 12 dried yeast
- 13 chicken hearts and livers
- 14 salmon oil fat
- 15 flaxseed fat
- 16 tapioca starch
- 17 potassium chloride mineral
- 18 salt mineral
- 19 choline chloride supplement
- 20 zinc amino acid complex mineral
- 21 iron amino acid complex mineral
- 22 sodium selenite mineral ⚠ 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.
- 23 manganese amino acid complex mineral
- 24 copper amino acid complex mineral
- 25 calcium iodate mineral
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