Grain-Free Dry Puppy Food Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe, 22-lb bag
Merrick Grain-Free Dry Puppy Food Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe, 22-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 76/100 (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 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 salmon meal protein animal
- 6 peas legume
- 7 tapioca
- 8 chicken fat fat
- 9 turkey meal protein animal
- 10 dried egg product
- 11 natural flavor other
- 12 salmon protein animal
- 13 potato protein protein plant
- 14 pea protein protein plant
- 15 salmon oil fat
- 16 salt mineral
- 17 sunflower oil fat
- 18 dehydrated alfalfa meal
- 19 potassium chloride mineral
- 20 choline chloride supplement
- 21 apples fruit
- 22 blueberries fruit
- 23 iron amino acid complex mineral
- 24 zinc amino acid complex mineral
- 25 zinc sulfate mineral
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Merrick Grain Free Puppy Real Chicken + Sweet Potato Recipe Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages including growth of large size dogs (70 lbs or more as an adult).