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Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Real Duck & Chickpeas Recipe Dry Dog Food
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Real Duck & Chickpeas Recipe Dry Dog Food is hot extruded (which means it's processed under extreme heat and pressure) and made with feed grade ingredients, which are unfit for human consumption. It contains 18 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 3 anti-nutrients including Chickpeas, Lentils, and Peas (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), and it has 1 other sketchy ingredient, Natural Flavor.
Warning:
In June 2019, the FDA implicated Merrick's dog food
in at least 10 cases of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (or DCM), a potentially
fatal heart condition.
Read our article about Grain Free Foods And Heart Failure
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| Detailed Comparison | |
| Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe | Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Real Duck & Chickpeas Recipe Dry Dog Food |
| Family-owned | Owned by Nestlé |
| Human Grade | Feed Grade |
| Air-Dried | Hot Extruded Under Extreme Heat And Pressure |
| No Anti-Nutrients |
3 Anti-Nutrients:
Chickpeas, Lentils, Peas
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| All-Natural |
18 Synthetics:
Minerals (salt, Zinc amino acid complex, Iron amino acid complex, Potassium chloride, Sodium selenite, Manganese amino acid complex, Copper amino acid complex, Calcium iodate), Vitamins (choline chloride, Vitamin e supplement, Vitamin b12 supplement, Vitamin a acetate, Thiamine mononitrate, D-calcium pantothenate, Riboflavin supplement, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Folic acid, Vitamin d3 supplement)
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| Nothing sketchy |
1 Other Sketchy Ingredient:
Natural flavor
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Ingredients:
USDA Beef,
Beef Liver,
Beef Bone,
Pumpkin,
Millet,
Wild Salmon Oil,
Sunflower Oil,
Kale,
Flaxseed,
Zucchini,
Sea Salt,
Parsely,
Kelp,
Chicory Root,
Turmeric,
Mixed Tocopherols,
Ginger,
Selenium Yeast,
Blueberries,
Carrots,
Apples,
Tomatoes,
Shiitake Mushrooms,
Broccoli,
Oranges,
Cranberries,
Spinach,
Beets,
Tart Cherries,
Strawberries
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Ingredients:
Deboned Duck,
Duck Meal,
Chickpeas,
Lentils,
Peas,
Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols),
Flaxseed,
Natural Flavor,
Minerals (Salt,
Zinc Amino Acid Complex,
Iron Amino Acid Complex,
Potassium Chloride,
Sodium Selenite,
Manganese Amino Acid Complex,
Copper Amino Acid Complex,
Calcium Iodate),
Vitamins (Choline Chloride,
Vitamin E Supplement,
Vitamin B12 Supplement,
Vitamin A Acetate,
Niacin,
Thiamine Mononitrate,
d-Calcium Pantothenate,
Riboflavin Supplement,
Biotin,
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride,
Folic Acid,
Vitamin D3 Supplement).
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* Please note that while we work to keep this information as up-to-date as possible, specific recipes and formulations may have changed since the time that the Comparison Tool was created.
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