Merrick Lil' Plates Grain-Free Real Beef & Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food,4 lb
by: Merrick
Merrick Lil’ Plates Real Texas Beef + Sweet Potatoes with Raw Bites Recipe Dry Dog Food caters to the big appetites and nutritional needs of small pups. This grain free recipe features real, whole pieces of freeze-dried raw beef for enhanced nutritional benefits and fresh taste.Merrick Lil Plates Real Beef & Sweet Potato with Raw Bites Recipe Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages except for growth of large size dogs (70 lbs. or more as an adult).
Key Benefits
- Deboned beef is always the first ingredient. This high quality protein helps build and maintain healthy muscle tissue and energy levels.
- Freeze-dried pieces of real raw beef lock in great taste and provide nutritional benefits that are easily digestible.
- This corn, soy, wheat and gluten free meal includes probiotics and prebiotic fiber for healthy digestion, glucosamine and chondroitin for healthy joints plus flaxseed and omega 3 fatty acids to help support your dog’s healthy skin and coat.
- Real whole foods like sweet potatoes, potatoes, peas, apples and blueberries add vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to this this high quality grain free diet.
- All Merrick recipes are crafted in our Hereford, TX kitchen and cooked in the USA, in facilities that uphold strict FDA guidelines.
Ingredients
Deboned Beef, Lamb Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Potatoes, Salmon Meal, Potato Protein, Pea Protein, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Natural Flavor, Flaxseed, Sunflower Oil, Beef Liver, Organic Dried Alfalfa Meal, Salt, Apples, Blueberries, Choline Chloride, Salmon Oil, Minerals (Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Proteinate, Cobalt Carbonate), Inulin (from chicory root), Gelatin, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product.
Caloric Content: 3,693 kcal/kg, 406 kcal/cup
Guaranteed Analysis
| Nutrient | Guaranteed Units |
| Crude Protein | 38% min |
| Crude Fat | 15% min |
| Crude Fiber | 3.5% max |
| Moisture | 11% max |
| Omega – 6 Fatty Acids* | 3.50% min |
| Omega – 3 Fatty Acids* | 0.8% min |
| Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) |
0.05% min |
| Glucosamine hydrochloride* | 800 mg/kg min |
| Chondroitin sulfate* | 800 mg/kg min |
| Bacillus coagulans |
90,000,000 cfu/lb90,000,000 cfu/lb min |
*If an item has an *, this nutrient is not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Nutrient Profiles.
