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Merrick vs. Addiction

In this comparison article for Merrick vs Addiction, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare Merrick and Addiction, we'll use up-to-date nutritional and price information.

There are many factors to consider when choosing the best pet food brand for your pet. Factors such as ingredient quality, guaranteed analysis, product safety, brand history, and cost are among the most important factors to consider.

Throughout this Addiction vs Merrick comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our Merrick Review Page or Addiction Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Addiction vs. Merrick

According to AAFCO, all pet food labels must provide a guaranteed analysis of nutrient content. The analysis must provide guaranteed minimum percentages of crude protein and crude fat, and maximum percentages of crude fiber and moisture.

All percentages used in this comparison are averages reported on a dry matter basis.

Merrick Dog Food vs. Addiction Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Merrick	Addiction
Crude Protein	35.9%	25.0%
Crude Fat	17.2%	13.1%
Crude Fiber	4.2%	5.7%

Crude Protein Comparison For Dog Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your dog's diet. Without sufficient protein, dogs can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

Merrick dry dog foods clearly provides more protein than Addiction. In fact, the difference between the protein content is roughly 10.91%, which is a significant amount.

Crude Fat Comparison For Dog Food

Dietary fats serves a multitude of roles in the proper development and function of our canine companions. Here are some of the benefits (not exhaustive):

Help produce prostaglandins, which reduce inflammation among other critical functions.
Aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve skin and coat health
Improve the palatially of your dog's food

Addiction dry recipes contain 4.06% less fat than Merrick dry recipes. This difference in fat content is a notable difference between Merrick and Addiction.

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

Merrick Cat Food vs. Addiction Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Merrick	Addiction
Crude Protein	40.5%	33.3%
Crude Fat	15.7%	17.0%
Crude Fiber	5.1%	4.1%

Crude Protein Comparison For Cat Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your cat's diet. Without sufficient protein, cats can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

The table shows that Addiction provides far less protein than Merrick. The difference in protein content is roughly 7.14%.

Crude Fat Comparison For Cat Food

There are many ways in which dietary fat contributes to the overall health of our feline friends. Here is a short list of benefits provided by fats (not exhaustive):

Aid in the digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve the health of skin/coat
Slow the growth of yeast infections
Slow the development and spread of certain type of cancers.
Maintain healthy blood pressure

As you can see, Merrick and Addiction guarantee a similar amount of crude fat.

Addiction and Merrick both provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

Merrick Pet Food Ingredients vs. Addiction Pet Food Ingredients

Merrick and Addiction both use the following controversial ingredients in many of their products:

Garlic

Canola Oil

Pea Protein

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Merrick.

Caramel Color

Meaty Femur Bone

Powdered Cellulose

Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Addiction.

Liver

We believe that certain pet food ingredients are linked to adverse health affects; these ingredients are classified as harmful.

Here are some of the harmful ingredients used only by Merrick.

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Product Safety: Recall History of Merrick & Addiction?

Merrick has been recalled 6 times.

Jan. 28, 2011: Salmonella
Aug. 8, 2011: Salmonella
July 2, 2010: Salmonella
Aug. 3, 2010: Salmonella
Aug. 13, 2010: Salmonella
May 23, 2018: elevated levels of beef thyroid hormone

Addiction has been recalled once.

Sept. 8, 2016: Incorrect Vitamin/Minerals

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Merrick	Addiction
Per Pound	$6.15	$7.46
Per Calorie	$0.0036	$0.0047

Dry Cat Food	Merrick	Addiction
Per Pound	$4.09	$4.55
Per Calorie	$0.0025	$0.0028

The average cost-per-lb is heavily influenced by the varying amounts of moisture present in each brand's food products (wet vs. dry food, dry vs. freeze-dried food, etc). However, the average cost-per-kcal eliminates the influence of moisture. Therefore, the average cost-per-kcal is the better metric to consider.

If you'd like to calculate the average cost-per-day or cost-pet-year of feeding Merrick or Addiction, input your pet's weight into our cost analyzer widget.

Averages price data can identify whether or not there exists a significant price difference between two brands. However, the actual price that you'll pay for Merrick or Addiction will depend on your shopping habits.

Pet owners who use our price comparison feature typically save more than 25% off retail prices for Merrick and Addiction. In addition, we currently have some great coupons for our readers.

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Where To Buy Merrick Pet Foods

You can purchase Merrick pet foods from the following stores:

136 Recipes In-Stock Today

107 Recipes In-Stock Today

103 Recipes In-Stock Today

17 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Addiction Pet Foods

You can purchase Addiction pet food products from these retailers:

21 Recipes In-Stock Today

19 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Merrick	Addiction
Dry Dog Food	53 Recipes	7 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	58 Recipes	None
Dog Treats	35 Treats	4 Treats
Dry Cat Food	18 Recipes	3 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	50 Recipes	None
Cat Treats	None	None