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Merrick Grain-Free Wet Puppy Food Puppy Plate Chicken Recipe, 12.7-oz can, case of 12
Merrick

Grain-Free Wet Puppy Food Puppy Plate Chicken Recipe, 12.7-oz can, case of 12

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
wet $45.48

Merrick Grain-Free Wet Puppy Food Puppy Plate Chicken Recipe, 12.7-oz can, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 72/100 (B) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Strong protein profile with deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value..

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

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
5%
min
Fiber
1.5%
max
Moisture
82%
max
Ingredients
33 total
  1. 1 deboned chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 turkey
  4. 4 turkey broth
  5. 5 sweet potato
  6. 6 carrots
  7. 7 apples
  8. 8 peas
  9. 9 dried egg product
  10. 10 potato protein
  11. 11 natural flavor
  12. 12 sodium phosphate
  13. 13 salt
  14. 14 guar gum
  15. 15 calcium carbonate
  16. 16 potato starch
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 flaxseed oil
  19. 19 fish oil
  20. 20 flaxseed meal
  21. 21 zinc proteinate
  22. 22 iron proteinate
  23. 23 copper proteinate
  24. 24 cobalt proteinate
  25. 25 manganese proteinate

Showing first 25 of 33. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.