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Merrick Lil' Plates Grain-Free Small Breed Wet Dog Food Little Lamb Chop Stew, 3.5-oz tub, case of 12
Merrick

Lil' Plates Grain-Free Small Breed Wet Dog Food Little Lamb Chop Stew, 3.5-oz tub, case of 12

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Merrick Lil' Plates Grain-Free Small Breed Wet Dog Food Little Lamb Chop Stew, 3.5-oz tub, 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 lamb as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

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 declared omega-3 source. Fish oil, salmon oil, and algae oil all absent.

FQI

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
8%
min
Fat
3.5%
min
Fiber
1.4%
max
Moisture
82%
max
Ingredients
26 total
  1. 1 lamb
  2. 2 lamb broth
  3. 3 beef broth
  4. 4 beef
  5. 5 beef liver
  6. 6 dried egg whites
  7. 7 sweet potato
  8. 8 carrots
  9. 9 potato starch
  10. 10 peas
  11. 11 guar gum
  12. 12 tricalcium phosphate
  13. 13 sunflower oil
  14. 14 sodium phosphate
  15. 15 salt
  16. 16 potassium chloride
  17. 17 natural flavor
  18. 18 zinc amino acid chelate
  19. 19 iron amino acid chelate
  20. 20 copper amino acid chelate
  21. 21 manganese amino acid chelate
  22. 22 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.
  23. 23 cobalt amino acid chelate
  24. 24 potassium iodide
  25. 25 choline chloride

Showing first 25 of 26. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.