Grain-Free Wet Dog Food Slow-Cooked BBQ Kansas City Style with Chopped Pork, 12.7-oz can, case of 12
Merrick Grain-Free Wet Dog Food Slow-Cooked BBQ Kansas City Style with Chopped Pork, 12.7-oz can, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 2 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.
Graded by The Sniff System
Strong protein profile with pork as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
Contains guar gum. Emerging microbiome data on emulsifiers; no canine clinical evidence. Minor penalty in canned food..
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.
Every flagged ingredient has a published basis (confirmed harm / regulatory action / precautionary). See methodology →
- 1 pork protein animal
- 2 beef broth
- 3 vegetable broth
- 4 pork liver protein animal
- 5 dried egg product
- 6 potato vegetable
- 7 carrots vegetable
- 8 natural porcine flavor
- 9 potato starch
- 10 guar gum fiber
- 11 calcium carbonate mineral
- 12 dried tomato
- 13 salt mineral
- 14 sunflower oil fat
- 15 fruit juice color
- 16 sodium phosphate
- 17 potassium chloride mineral
- 18 cane molasses
- 19 fish oil fat
- 20 flaxseed oil
- 21 natural smoke flavor
- 22 zinc proteinate mineral
- 23 iron proteinate mineral
- 24 copper proteinate mineral
- 25 cobalt proteinate
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