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

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

Evidence Fair
dry $3.54/lb

Merrick Grain-Free Dry Dog Food Real Duck & Sweet Potato Recipe, 22-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

PQI

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

FQI

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

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
34%
min
Fat
17%
min
Fiber
3.5%
max
Moisture
11%
max
Ingredients
41 total
  1. 1 duck
  2. 2 chicken meal
  3. 3 turkey meal
  4. 4 sweet potato
  5. 5 potato
  6. 6 peas
  7. 7 chicken fat
  8. 8 fish meal
  9. 9 potato protein
  10. 10 chicken
  11. 11 pea protein
  12. 12 flaxseed
  13. 13 natural flavor
  14. 14 dried yeast
  15. 15 miscanthus grass
  16. 16 sunflower oil
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 salt
  19. 19 alfalfa meal
  20. 20 choline chloride
  21. 21 apples
  22. 22 blueberries
  23. 23 iron amino acid complex
  24. 24 zinc amino acid complex
  25. 25 zinc sulfate

Showing first 25 of 41. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.