Merrick Dog Food Compared: 43 Recipes by Label

Merrick's product pages in our library publish recipe name, brand, food type, life stage, protein percentage, fat percentage, a calorie density figure, a link back to the manufacturer product page for each recipe. An AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement is published for every one of the 43 recipes in this set. 43 of 43 recipes carry a manufacturer origin address, and 3 different addresses appear across the set, the first on file being: Merrick Pet Care, Hereford, TX 79045, USA. A per-recipe ingredient-sourcing claim from the manufacturer is on file for 7 of the 43 recipes; the remaining 36 carry no such claim on the page we recorded. A source link to the original manufacturer page is on file for 43 of the 43 recipes, which is where each figure below was read. The pages behind these 43 recipes were recorded between Jul 8, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026.

Across all 43 recipes, published protein runs 8% to 38% across 43 recipes with a figure published. Published fat runs 1.5% to 18% across 43 recipes with a figure published. Where a calorie density figure is published, it runs 812 kcal/kg to 3,827 kcal/kg across 35 recipes with a figure published. Within Dry Kibble (27 recipes), published protein runs 25% to 38% across 27 recipes with a figure published and published fat runs 10% to 18% across 27 recipes with a figure published. Within Wet/Canned (16 recipes), published protein runs 8% to 9.5% across 16 recipes with a figure published and published fat runs 1.5% to 5% across 16 recipes with a figure published. These are the ranges of the numbers printed on each product page, not an average, a rating, or a recommendation, and they are pulled straight from the label data we recorded for Merrick. By life stage, the 43 recipes break down as: 37 Adult, 5 Puppy, 1 Senior.

The published ingredient lists we recorded for Merrick run 8 to 53 ingredients long across 43 recipes. 4 of those lists were cut short on the manufacturer page and recorded as truncated, so the true count on those recipes may run longer than what is shown. The recipe count, food type, and life stage for each entry below come from the same product page as the protein, fat, and calorie figures above, so the numbers in the list match what is printed on each label as of the date we recorded it.

To compare two Merrick recipes side by side, open the recipe pages above in separate tabs and match up the protein, fat, and calorie figures each publishes, or use our comparison tool, which pulls the same published figures into one table so the numbers line up automatically. You can open all 43 Merrick recipes in the comparison tool. The full brand index is at Dog Food Library by Brand, and the page explaining how we source and record these figures is at How We Compare Dog Foods.

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