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Merrick Lil' Plates Premium Grain-Free Small Breed Wet Dog Food Tiny Thanksgiving Day Dinner, 3.5-oz tub, case of 12
Merrick

Lil' Plates Premium Grain-Free Small Breed Wet Dog Food Tiny Thanksgiving Day Dinner, 3.5-oz tub, case of 12

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Merrick Lil' Plates Premium Grain-Free Small Breed Wet Dog Food Tiny Thanksgiving Day Dinner, 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 turkey 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
29 total
  1. 1 turkey
  2. 2 turkey broth
  3. 3 chicken broth
  4. 4 chicken liver
  5. 5 deboned chicken
  6. 6 dried egg whites
  7. 7 potato starch
  8. 8 sweet potato
  9. 9 carrots
  10. 10 green beans
  11. 11 apples
  12. 12 peas
  13. 13 potato
  14. 14 guar gum
  15. 15 tricalcium phosphate
  16. 16 sunflower oil
  17. 17 sodium phosphate
  18. 18 salt
  19. 19 natural flavor
  20. 20 potassium chloride
  21. 21 zinc amino acid chelate
  22. 22 iron amino acid chelate
  23. 23 copper amino acid chelate
  24. 24 manganese amino acid chelate
  25. 25 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.

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