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Merrick Grain-Free Real Texas Beef & Chicken Dinner Variety Pack Wet Dog Food, 12.7-oz can, case of 12
Merrick

Grain-Free Real Texas Beef & Chicken Dinner Variety Pack Wet Dog Food, 12.7-oz can, case of 12

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wet $47.99

Merrick Grain-Free Real Texas Beef & Chicken Dinner Variety Pack Wet Dog Food, 12.7-oz can, case of 12 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 deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

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

FQI

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

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

Contains guar gum. Emerging microbiome data on emulsifiers; no canine clinical evidence. Minor penalty in canned food..

CIP

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
9%
min
Fat
7%
min
Fiber
1.4%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
51 total
  1. 1 deboned chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 chicken liver
  4. 4 dried egg product
  5. 5 natural flavor
  6. 6 salmon oil
  7. 7 locust bean gum
  8. 8 potassium chloride
  9. 9 tricalcium phosphate
  10. 10 guar gum
  11. 11 sodium tripolyphosphate
  12. 12 magnesium sulfate
  13. 13 zinc sulfate
  14. 14 ferrous sulfate
  15. 15 copper sulfate
  16. 16 manganese sulfate
  17. 17 potassium iodide
  18. 18 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.
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 calcium carbonate
  21. 21 taurine
  22. 22 vitamin e supplement
  23. 23 niacin supplement
  24. 24 thiamine mononitrate
  25. 25 calcium pantothenate

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