Limited Ingredient Diet Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Wet Dog Food, 12.7-oz can, case of 12
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe 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
Strong protein profile with deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.
Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.
No declared omega-3 source. Fish oil, salmon oil, and algae oil all absent.
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
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 deboned chicken protein animal
- 2 chicken broth
- 3 chicken liver protein animal
- 4 brown rice grain
- 5 oatmeal grain
- 6 natural flavor other
- 7 potassium chloride mineral
- 8 tricalcium phosphate mineral
- 9 salt mineral
- 10 locust bean gum fiber
- 11 guar gum fiber
- 12 sodium tripolyphosphate mineral
- 13 choline chloride supplement
- 14 zinc sulfate mineral
- 15 ferrous sulfate mineral
- 16 copper sulfate mineral
- 17 manganese sulfate mineral
- 18 potassium iodide mineral
- 19 sodium selenite mineral ⚠ 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.
- 20 calcium carbonate mineral