Hill's® Science Diet® Hairball Control Adult Senior 7+ Dry Cat Food - Chicken

Overall Score: 85/100

Ingredients

Chicken (protein)
Cracked Pearled Barley (other)
Corn Protein Meal (other)
Chicken Fat (protein)
Powdered Cellulose (fiber)
Pea Protein (protein)
Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
Whole Grain Wheat (other)
Dried Beet Pulp (fiber)
Chicken Liver Flavor (protein)
Lactic Acid (other)
Calcium Sulfate (other)
Fish Oil (protein)
Potassium Chloride (mineral)
Choline Chloride (vitamin)
Dicalcium Phosphate (mineral)
Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
Iodized Salt (other)
vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement) (other)
Taurine (additive)
minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite) (other)

Pea Protein (medium concern): Plant-based protein concentrates like pea protein can artificially inflate the total protein percentage on guaranteed analysis without providing the same amino acid profile as animal proteins. Associated with the FDA investigation into grain-free diets and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs, though a causal link has not been definitively established.
Wheat Gluten (medium concern): Like corn gluten meal, wheat gluten serves as an inexpensive plant protein that inflates the total protein percentage. It was also at the center of the 2007 pet food recall when melamine-contaminated wheat gluten from China caused widespread kidney failure in pets.
Sodium Selenite (low concern): Sodium selenite is an inorganic form of selenium with a narrower safety margin than organic forms (such as selenium yeast). It has lower bioavailability and higher potential for toxicity at elevated levels compared to organic selenium sources. Some premium pet foods use selenium yeast instead as a safer alternative.

Dry food, with grains, for the senior, adult life stages.