Merrick canned food values

Posting this on my phone so I have no format. This was a response to an email I sent requesting carb values. They said NFE is carbs. I'm not sure how the carbs match the spreadsheet, but proteins and fats don't.
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Canned Cat Food - PURRFECT BISTRO




Sample Description

Protein

Fat

NFE

Unit Basis

%

%

%

Turkey Pâté

11.30

5.08

0.99

Chicken Pâté

11.00

8.64

0.60

Salmon Pâté

11.10

7.94

0.67

Tuna Pâté

11.80

7.92

1.06

Duck Pâté

10.20

8.70

1.75

Beef Pâté

12.10

6.01

1.26

Chicken Casserole

11.30

5.07

3.05

Tuna Niçoise

10.80

3.86

2.82

Beef Wellington

11.50

4.50

2.07

Chicken Divan

11.10

4.77

3.37

Grammy's Pot Pie

10.10

8.96

1.98

Cowboy Cookout

11.04

3.67

4.49

Thanksgiving Day Dinner

10.10

8.96

1.98

Turducken

10.10

8.96

1.98

Surf and Turf (Pâté)

11.20

6.12

1.28

Savory Trout Dinner

9.62

4.19

1.57

Tuna & Tilapia Pâté

14.25

4.59

1.02

Rabbit Pâté

10.69

7.88

0.98

Kitten Dinner Pâté

10.15

7.48

2.81

Pouch Cat Food




Purrfect Bistro Gourmet Shreds Oven Roasted Chicken Recipe

11.13

6.03

3.14

Purrfect Bistro Gourmet Shreds Tender Turkey Recipe

11.13

6.29

3.19

Purrfect Bistro Gourmet Shreds Real Ocean Whitefish+Tuna Recipe

11.22

4.4

3.60

Purrfect Bistro Gourmet Shreds Braised Beef Recipe

11.22

5.37

3.53

Purrfect Bistro Gourmet Shreds Savory Duck Recipe

11.34

5.68

3.60





Can Cat Food - LID




Sample Description

Protein

Crude Fat

NFE

Unit Basis

%

%

%

Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Chicken

10.30

9.06

1.50

Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Duck

8.24

14.20

1.50

Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Salmon

9.50

9.38

1.39

Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Turkey

10.80

8.85

1.39





Can Cat Food - WEF




Sample Description

Protein

FAT

NFE

Unit Basis

%

%

%

Whole Earth Farms Grain Free Real Chicken Pate

9.67

5.31

2.52

Whole Earth Farms Grain Free Real Duck Pate

9.75

9.87

1.26

Whole Earth Farms Grain Free Real Beef Pate

12.10

6.01

1.23

Whole Earth Farms Grain Free Real Turkey Pate

11.60

7.07

3.51

Whole Earth Farms Grain Free Real Salmon Pate

11.20

7.63

2.92

Whole Earths Farm Grain Free Real Tuna & Whitefish Pate

12.00

4.83

3.00

Whole Earth Farms Grain Free Healthy Kitten Pate

11.25

6.34

3.00

Whole Earth Farms Grain Free Beef & Turkey Pate

12.13

5.73

3.23

Whole Earth Farms Grain Free Chicken & Salmon Pate

12.24

5.55

2.32

Whole Earth Farms Grain Free Chicken & Turkey Pate

10.99

6.76

3.98

Whole Earth Farm Grain Free Salmon Morsels in Gravy

8.40

5.48

2.79

Whole Earth Farm Grain Free Chicken Morsels in Gravy

11.10

4.77

3.37

Whole Earth Farm Grain Free Salmon & Tuna Pate




Whole Earth Farm Grain Free Beef & Salmon Pate




Whole Earth Farm Grain Free Turkey Moresels in Gravy




Whole Earth Farm Grain Free Chicken & Turkey Morsels in Gravy




Whole Earth Farm Grain Free Duck & Chicken Morsels in Gravy








Cup Cat Food




Sample Description

Protein

Fat

NFE

Unit Basis

%

%

%

Backcountry Real Chicken Cuts Recipe

10.51

5.32

3.07

Backcountry Real Turkey Cuts Recipe

11.01

5.79

3.18

Backcountry Real Rabbit Cuts Recipe

11.48

5.04

3.27

Backcountry Real Whitefish Cuts Recipe

10.83

4.69

3.64

Backcountry Real Beef Cuts Recipe

11.10

5.46

3.08

Backcountry Real Duck Cuts Recipe

10.92

5.83

3.45

Backcountry Real Chicken + Trout Recipe Cuts

10.30

5.59


Backcountry Real Kitten Recipe Cuts

10.90

5.75

 

The spreadsheet is based on "As fed" values for protein, fat, fibre, moisture and ash. What the company emailed you may have been calculated based on "ingredient" values as they appear on the cans unless you specifically asked for "As Fed" values. I'd go by the spreadsheet rather than the manufacturer.

 

Dr Lisa's list has values that were provided by the company directly to her - I second Linda's comment above...

 

I'd asked for as fed, so guess I didn't get that from the company :/

 

I am not sure what you got from the company. I did some calculations on the Purrfect Bistro Chicken Pate and the numbers don't seem to match with either the guaranteed ingredients or what is on Dr. Pierson's spreadsheet. Interestingly, Merrick only supplied Protein and Fat figures to you when normally one would include fibre and ash as well after removing moisture content to do an "as fed" calculation of the carbs. My assumption is that Dr. Pierson got all the pertinent component numbers to do her calculations so unless Merrick has changed their formulation, I'd still be inclined to use the spreadsheet values.

 

Ok thank you

 

I've gotten the run around from Merrick, so I'd use the spreadsheet too honestly - I haven't bought any of their food yet, but I trust Dr. Lisa's interpersonal skills at getting info a lot better than I trust my own. I tend to be nice until it's time to NOT be nice - not that I rage, but when I put on the stern "don't mess with me please" tone, things don't usually go well so I'd go with her on Merrick, again just based on my own limited interactions with them. For some reason this company loves fighting me.