Classic Healthy Grains Small Breed Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food, 12-lb bag
Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Small Breed Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food, 12-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 79/100 (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
Strong protein profile with deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
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 brown rice grain
- 4 barley grain
- 5 oat meal
- 6 turkey meal protein animal
- 7 chicken fat fat
- 8 salmon meal protein animal
- 9 quinoa grain
- 10 natural flavor other
- 11 flaxseed fat
- 12 dried yeast
- 13 miscanthus grass fiber
- 14 sunflower oil fat
- 15 potassium chloride mineral
- 16 salt mineral
- 17 dehydrated alfalfa meal
- 18 choline chloride supplement
- 19 carrots vegetable
- 20 apples fruit
- 21 iron amino acid complex mineral
- 22 zinc amino acid complex mineral
- 23 zinc sulfate mineral
- 24 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.
- 25 manganese amino acid complex mineral
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Merrick Classic Small Breed Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.