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Merrick Grain-Free Dry Dog Food Real Bison, Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe, 22-lb bag
Merrick

Grain-Free Dry Dog Food Real Bison, Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe, 22-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $3.54/lb

Merrick Grain-Free Dry Dog Food Real Bison, Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe, 22-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (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

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

STACK

Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.

MNI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

Contains menadione. Banned for human OTC use but tolerated at AAFCO-permitted levels in pet food. The only AAFCO-permitted vitamin K source..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 2

  • 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.
  • menadione
    Synthetic vitamin K3. Banned in human supplements due to toxicity concerns at high doses. Permitted in pet food but premium brands use natural vitamin K alternatives.

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

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
30%
min
Fat
17%
min
Fiber
3.5%
max
Moisture
11%
max
Ingredients
41 total
  1. 1 beef
  2. 2 chicken meal
  3. 3 turkey meal
  4. 4 potato
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 salmon meal
  7. 7 bison
  8. 8 sweet potato
  9. 9 chicken fat
  10. 10 pea protein
  11. 11 natural flavor
  12. 12 tapioca
  13. 13 flaxseed
  14. 14 dried yeast
  15. 15 sunflower oil
  16. 16 potassium chloride
  17. 17 salt
  18. 18 choline chloride
  19. 19 zinc amino acid complex
  20. 20 iron amino acid complex
  21. 21 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.
  22. 22 manganese amino acid complex
  23. 23 copper amino acid complex
  24. 24 calcium iodate
  25. 25 apples

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