Merrick Real Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe
Dog Food · scored by FurMetric
82Excellent
This is a high-quality dry dog food built on named animal proteins with natural preservation and good protein and fat levels. The only real drawback is the synthetic vitamin K source menadione.
How our scores compare · 100–75 Excellent, 74–50 Fair, below 50 Poor
What hurt the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Menadione — controversial synthetic vitamin K source
- Plant proteins — pea/potato protein inflate protein
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Named proteins up top — beef and salmon meal lead list
- Mixed tocopherols — natural preservation, no artificial additives
- Salmon oil and flaxseed — good omega-3 sources
- Whole fruits and taurine — apples, blueberries, added taurine
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Barcode 022808385950 · Recalls: see recent pet food recalls