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Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Real Chicken + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Adult Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag
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Classic Healthy Grains Real Chicken + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Adult Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag

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dry $2.92/lb

Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Real Chicken + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Adult Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 81/100 (A) 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

Why this score

Strong protein profile with deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.

CQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

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
27%
min
Fat
15%
min
Fiber
3.5%
max
Moisture
11%
max
Ingredients
38 total
  1. 1 deboned chicken
  2. 2 chicken meal
  3. 3 brown rice
  4. 4 barley
  5. 5 oat meal
  6. 6 turkey meal
  7. 7 chicken fat
  8. 8 salmon meal
  9. 9 quinoa
  10. 10 natural flavor
  11. 11 flaxseed
  12. 12 dried yeast
  13. 13 miscanthus grass
  14. 14 sunflower oil
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 dehydrated alfalfa meal
  18. 18 choline chloride
  19. 19 apples
  20. 20 carrots
  21. 21 iron amino acid complex
  22. 22 zinc amino acid complex
  23. 23 zinc sulfate
  24. 24 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.
  25. 25 manganese amino acid complex

Showing first 25 of 38. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.

AAFCO statement

Merrick Classic Real Chicken & Green Peas Recipe with Ancient Grains Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.