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“Best food ever”? That’s one bold claim. To see how Merrick backs it up, select a competitor’s dog or cat food brand below for a “Best vs. The Rest” comparison.

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Merrick Backcountry Great Plains Red Recipe
Merrick® Backcountry®
Great Plains Red Recipe
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BLUE™️ Wilderness™
Rocky Mountain Recipe™ with Red Meat
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Wellness® CORE® RawRev™
Wild Game + 100% Raw Lamb Recipe
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3/
Instinct® Raw Boost®
With Real Beef
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4/
Stella & Chewy's® Raw Blend
Red Meat Recipe
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Real Whole Pieces Of Freeze-Dried Raw Meat
Freeze-Dried Raw-Coated Kibble
Deboned Meat, Fish Or Poultry #1 Ingredient
Crude Protein (Min.) %
Omega 6 (Min.) %
Glucosamine (Min.)
Chondroitin Sulfate (Min.)
Poultry Free
Grain Free
Cooked In A Company-Owned Kitchen
First 5 Ingredients
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38.0%
3.0%
800 mg/kg
800 mg/kg
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Deboned Beef, Lamb Meal, Salmon Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes
No
No
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30.0%
2.5%
400 mg/kg
Not Guaranteed
No
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No
Deboned Beef, Chicken Meal, Peas, Pea Protein, Tapioca Starch
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No
No
36.0%
4.0%
250 mg/kg
200 mg/kg
No
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Duck, Lamb Meal, Chicken Meal, Chickpeas, Peas
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No
No
36.0%
3.1%
Not Guaranteed
Not Guaranteed
No
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Beef, Chicken Meal, White Fish Meal (Pacific Whiting, Pacific Sole, Pacific Rockfish), Peas, Chicken Fat
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No
36.0%
3.0%
1200 mg/kg
900 mg/kg
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No
Beef, Pork Meal, Peas, Lentils, Salmon Meal

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Comparison as of June 2020. Blue Buffalo® and BLUE Wilderness™ are registered trademarks of © Blue Buffalo Co., Ltd. Wellness® and Wellness® CORE® RawRev™ are registered trademarks of Well Pet LLC. Instinct® and Instinct® Raw Boost® are registered trademarks of Nature’s Variety Inc. Stella & Chewy’s is a registered trademark of Stella & Chewy’s LLC. Product information was sourced from brand websites: BlueBuffalo.com, Wellnesspetfood.com, stellaandchewys.com and instinctpetfoods.com.