Merrick Grain Free is an all-natural, grain free canine diet with all recipes starting with deboned meat as the first ingredient. These award-winning recipes provide leading levels of quality protein, along with farm-fresh fruits and vegetables like sweet potatoes, blueberries, peas and more. Industry-leading levels of Omega 6 and Omega 3 fatty acids aid in a healthy skin and coat for dogs, and powerful levels of glucosamine and chondroitin foster healthy hips and joints.
All Merrick Grain Free recipes are cooked in the USA in our own organically certified kitchen, one batch at a time, with no ingredients from China. Recipes contain no corn, wheat, soy or gluten ingredients.
Dogs thrive on quality protein and healthy fats. That is why Merrick Grain Free Real Duck & Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food provides balanced nutrition with real whole foods sourced from local farmers. This natural, grain free formula dog food is ideal for all life stages and all breeds of dogs with a focus on naturally nutrient rich ingredients to support overall health. Deboned duck is the first ingredient and helps comprise the 70% of meat and fish sourced ingredients that help build and maintain lean, healthy muscle tissue with high quality protein, support healthy skin and coat with omega fatty acids and support joint health with glucosamine. The 30% Fresh produce fortifies this high quality grain free canine diet with potatoes, sweet potato, peas, apples and blueberries offering vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Easily digestible carbohydrates like potatoes and sweet potatoes offer the benefit of sustained energy without upsetting grain-sensitive systems. This food revolution in the dog bowl yields 38% protein in every bowl.
Like with all of our recipes, we locally source our farm fresh ingredients to ensure the highest quality. As a result, Merrick recipes don’t contain any ingredients from China and are cooked in our own five-star kitchen and manufacturing facilities that uphold the strict guidelines well defined by the FDA.
* If an item has an *, this nutrient is not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Nutrient Profiles.
Feeding Guide For dogs over 100 lbs: Add 1/4 cup per additional 10 lbs. For puppies and pregnant or nursing dogs: Feed 25% more than the amounts listed. Transitioning: Gradually mix in the new food over a 5-7 day period, increasing the amount of Grain Free Real Duck + Sweet Potato Recipe each day. Merrick Grain Free Real Duck + Sweet Potato Recipe Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages. 3,740 kcal per kilogram or 460 kcal per cup ME (metabolizable energy) on an as fed basis (calculated).