Hill's Prescription Diet i/d Puppy Chicken Flavor (formulated for digestive care)

by Hill's Prescription Diet

Overall Score: 79/100

Ingredients

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

Ingredient concerns

• 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.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 32.2%, fat 14.4%, fiber 0%, ash 7.8%, carbohydrate 45.6%. By calories: 28.6% from protein, 31% from fat, 40.4% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO growth dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 32.2% vs 22.5% minimum, fat 14.4% vs 8.5% minimum.

Dry food, with grains, for the puppy life stage.

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