Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Healthy Grains Puppy Recipe + Grains

by Merrick

Overall Score: 92/100

Ingredients

1. Deboned Chicken (protein)
2. Chicken Meal (protein)
3. Brown Rice (carbohydrate)
4. Barley (carbohydrate)
5. Oat Meal (other)
6. Salmon Meal (protein)
7. Dried Egg Product (protein)
8. Chicken Fat (protein)
9. Canola Meal (other)
10. Natural Flavor (additive)
11. Quinoa (other)
12. Turkey Meal (protein)
13. Flaxseed (fat)
14. Salmon Oil (protein)
15. Dried Yeast (other)
16. Miscanthus Grass (fiber)
17. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
18. Salt (mineral)
19. Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal (other)
20. Apples (other)
21. Carrots (other)
22. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
23. MINERALS [Iron Amino Acid Complex (other)
24. Zinc Amino Acid Complex (mineral)
25. Zinc Sulfate (mineral)
26. Sodium Selenite (mineral)
27. Manganese Amino Acid Complex (other)
28. Copper Amino Acid Complex (other)
29. Copper Sulfate (other)
30. Potassium Iodide (other)
31. Cobalt Proteinate (other)
32. Cobalt Carbonate] (other)
33. Taurine (additive)
34. Mixed Tocopherols For Freshness (other)
35. Yucca Schidigera Extract (additive)
36. VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement (other)
37. Vitamin B&ndash (other)

Ingredient concerns

• Sodium Selenite (low concern): Sodium selenite is an inorganic form of selenium with a narrower safety margin than organic forms (such as selenium yeast). It has lower bioavailability and higher potential for toxicity at elevated levels compared to organic selenium sources. Some premium pet foods use selenium yeast instead as a safer alternative.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 31.1%, fat 17.8%, fiber 0%, ash 7.5%, carbohydrate 43.6%. By calories: 26.4% from protein, 36.7% from fat, 37% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO growth dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 31.1% vs 22.5% minimum, fat 17.8% vs 8.5% minimum.

Raw food, with grains, for the puppy life stage.

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