Hill's® Prescription Diet® Kidney Care k/d™ Early Support Dry Cat Food - Chicken

by Hill's Prescription Diet

Overall Score: 81/100

Ingredients

1. Chicken (protein)
2. Brewers Rice (carbohydrate)
3. Whole Grain Wheat (other)
4. Corn Protein Meal (other)
5. Chicken Fat (protein)
6. Egg Product (protein)
7. Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
8. Pea Protein (protein)
9. Brown Rice (carbohydrate)
10. Flaxseed (fat)
11. Chicken Liver Flavor (protein)
12. Dried Beet Pulp (fiber)
13. Soybean Oil (fat)
14. Fish Oil (protein)
15. Lactic Acid (other)
16. Calcium Sulfate (other)
17. L-Arginine (other)
18. Potassium Citrate (other)
19. Betaine (other)
20. Whole Grain Oats (other)
21. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
22. Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
23. Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) (other)
24. vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement) (other)
25. Taurine (additive)
26. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
27. DL-Methionine (other)
28. Iodized Salt (other)
29. L-Carnitine (additive)
30. minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite) (other)
31. L-Threonine (other)
32. Mixed Tocopherols for freshness (other)
33. Natural Flavors (additive)
34. Beta-Carotene (other)

Ingredient concerns

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 31.5%, fat 18.5%, fiber 4.3%, ash 7.5%, carbohydrate 38.2%. By calories: 27.5% from protein, 39.2% from fat, 33.3% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult cat nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 31.5% vs 26% minimum, fat 18.5% vs 9% minimum.

Dry food, with grains.

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