Merrick Big Texas-Style Steak Tips Dinner With Beef in Gravy
Dog Food · scored by FurMetric
91Excellent
This is a high-quality beef-based wet dog food built on named animal proteins with no artificial preservatives or dyes. On a dry-matter basis its protein and fat are excellent, and it adds salmon oil and taurine as bonuses.
How our scores compare · 100–75 Excellent, 74–50 Fair, below 50 Poor
What hurt the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Gums (locust bean, guar) — thickeners, minor value
- Added salt — sodium listed mid-label
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Named beef proteins top 3 — high-quality named animal proteins
- Strong dry-matter protein/fat — ~41% protein, ~23% fat DM
- Salmon oil omega-3 — beneficial fatty acids
- No artificial additives — no dyes or synthetic preservatives
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Barcode 022808004868 · Recalls: see recent pet food recalls