Eukanuba Fit Body Weight Control Large Breed Dry Dog Food vs Merrick Healthy Grains Real Lamb & Brown Rice
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The scores
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Pillar by pillar
Weighted pillar contributions from each product's stored score — nutritional adequacy, ingredient quality, additives & processing, transparency.
| Metric | Merrick | Eukanuba |
|---|---|---|
| Nutritional adequacy | 18 | 21 |
| Ingredient quality | 31 | 24 |
| Additives & processing | 18 | 20 |
| Transparency | 5 | 6 |
Guaranteed analysis
As printed on each label; dry-matter protein removes the moisture so wet and dry read on the same basis.
| Metric | Merrick | Eukanuba |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 25% | 26% |
| Fat | 16% | 9% |
| Fiber | 15% | 4% |
| Moisture | 12% | 10% |
| Protein (dry-matter) | 28.4% | 28.9% |
First five ingredients
Merrick
- Deboned Lamb
- Chicken Meal
- Brown Rice
- Barley
- Oat Meal
Eukanuba
- Chicken
- wheat
- chicken by-product meal
- corn
- barley
Flags on the label
Merrick
- No nutritional-adequacy statement
- Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources
Eukanuba
- No nutritional-adequacy statement
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Bowlmark. "Merrick Healthy Grains Real Lamb & Brown Rice vs Eukanuba Fit Body Weight Control Large Breed Dry Dog Food." https://www.bowlmark.com/compare/eukanuba-fit-body-weight-control-large-breed-dry-dog-food-vs-merrick-healthy-grains-real-lamb-and-brown-rice
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