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Tapioca and Cassava appears on the labels of 17 of the 244 recipes we have read and scored (7 percent of the database), in label forms including Tapioca Starch, Tapioca, tapioca.
Starch from the cassava root, flavourless and almost pure carbohydrate.
The binder of last resort in limited ingredient diets: it holds a kibble together while adding no protein that could complicate a trial.
Nutritionally it is close to empty; its virtue is what it does not contain.
| Recipe | Score / 100 | Format | Life stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrick Backcountry Bone Broth Coated Beef & Bison | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Merrick Backcountry Freeze Dried Raw Game Bird | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Merrick Backcountry Raw Freeze Dried Big Game | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Great Plains Red | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Large Breed | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Merrick Hero's Banquet Ancestral Diet | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Merrick Backcountry Raw Grain Free Pacific Catch | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Merrick Lil' Plates Freeze Dried Chicken Small | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
The full database, filterable by brand, format, life stage and grains, is the reviews index; the food finder answers it by the proteins a dog must avoid.
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The definition is written from AAFCO's ingredient definitions and standard label practice, in our own words. The recipe count and links are computed from our scored recipe database, labels read November 2026; counts move as the database grows.
Last updated: November 2026. Checked against the sources named on this page.