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Our dog and cat food recipes are made with real, whole foods for superior nutrition and great taste. Compare Merrick to other brands and see the difference for yourself!

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Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe
Merrick® Healthy Grains
Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe With Ancient Grains
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blue buffalo life protection bag
BLUE™ Life Protection Formula® with LifeSource Bites®️
Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe
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Nutro™ Natural Choice™
Adult Dry Dog Food Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe
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NutriSource®
Adult Chicken & Rice Recipe
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Wellness Complete Health Chicken Recipe
Wellness® Complete Health™
Deboned Chicken & Oatmeal Recipe
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Stella and Chewys Essentials Wholesome Grains Chicken Recipe
Stella & Chewy's® Essentials™ Wholesome Grains
Cage-Free Chicken & Ancient Grains Recipe
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Instinct Be Natural Chicken Recipe
Instinct® Be Natural™
Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe
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Deboned Meat Or Poultry #1 Ingredient
Pea & Lentil Free
Potato Free
Crude Protein (Min.) %
Guaranteed Taurine (Min.) %
Glucosamine (Min.)
Chondroitin Sulfate (Min.)
First 5 Ingredients
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26.0%
0.17%
1200 mg/kg
1200 mg/kg
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, Turkey Meal
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No
No
24.0%
Not Guaranteed
400 mg/kg
Not Guaranteed
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, Oatmeal
No
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22.0%
Not Guaranteed
Not Guaranteed
Not Guaranteed
Chicken, Brewers Rice, Chicken Meal, Whole Grain Brown Rice, Whole Grain Barley,
No
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26%
0.10%
790 mg/kg
2,800 mg/kg
Chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, barley, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols and citric acid)
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No
No
24.0%
0.09%
250 mg/kg
200 mg/kg
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Barley, Peas
No
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25.0%
0.20%
800 mg/kg
800 mg/kg
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Pearled Barley, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat
No
No
No
25.0%
Not Guaranteed
Not Guaranteed
Not Guaranteed
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley
Comparison as of July 2022-September 2022. BLUE™️, Life Protection Formula®, and LifeSource Bites®️ are registered trademarks of ©Blue Buffalo Co., Ltd. Nutro™ and Wholesome Essentials™ are registered trademarks of The Nutro Company. Nutrisource® is a registered trademark of KLN Family Brands. Wellness® is a registered trademark of Well Pet LLC. Stella & Chewy’s® is a registered trademark of Stella & Chewy’s LLC. Instinct® and Be Natural™ are registered trademarks of Nature’s Variety Inc. Product information was sourced from brand websites: bluebuffalo.com, nutro.com, nutrisourcepetfoods.com, naturalbalanceinc.com, wellnesspetfood.com, stellaandchewys.com, and instinctpetfood.com.