Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Real Lamb & Sweet Potato Recipe
Confidence B
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- -40No nutritional-adequacy statement AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +151st ingredient is named lamb — Deboned Lamb WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- -15Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources — menadione NRC Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats (2006)
Why this score
Every point traces to a published rule with its source — nothing hand-adjusted, nothing sponsored.
Nutritional adequacystarted at 100, landed at 60
- -40No nutritional-adequacy statement AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 87
- +151st ingredient is named lamb — Deboned Lamb WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +8Named animal meal in the top 3 (Lamb Meal) — Lamb Meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +42 whole fruits/veg/omega sources in the top 12 — sweet potato, flaxseed WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 90
- -15Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources — menadione NRC Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats (2006)
- +5Natural preservation system — one bonus for the class — mixed tocopherols ACVN — preservative systems in pet food
Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 60
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Weighted total: 75
Confidence held back by: no life-stage statement
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Deboned Lamb
- 2Lamb Meal
- 3Sweet Potatoes
- 4Potatoes
- 5Peas
- 6Canola Oil
- 7Potato Protein
- 8Pea Protein
- 9Flaxseed
- 10Natural Flavor
- 11Miscanthus Grass
- 12Dried Yeast
- 13Potassium Chloride
- 14Salt
- 15Choline Chloride
- 16MINERALS [Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Calcium Iodate]
- 17DL-Methionine
- 18Sunflower Oil
- 19Taurine
- 20VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin D-3 Supplement]
- 21Mixed Tocopherols For Freshness
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 23% | 25.8% |
| Crude fat | 14% | 15.7% |
| Crude fiber | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Moisture | 11% | — |
| Taurine | 0.17% | 0.2% |
Nutritional adequacy
No nutritional adequacy statement found on this label.
3632 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Barcode 0022808390756
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