Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Hearty Vegetable & Chicken Stew

by Hill's Science Diet

Overall Score: 88/100

Ingredients

1. Chicken Broth (protein)
2. Pork Liver (protein)
3. Carrots (other)
4. Green Peas (carbohydrate)
5. Powdered Cellulose (fiber)
6. Rice Starch (other)
7. Chicken (protein)
8. Rice (carbohydrate)
9. Spinach (other)
10. Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
11. Dried Tomato Pomace (fiber)
12. Flaxseed (fat)
13. Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor (protein)
14. Coconut Oil (fat)
15. Potassium Alginate (other)
16. Fish Oil (protein)
17. Calcium Chloride (other)
18. Natural Flavor (additive)
19. Guar Gum (additive)
20. Dicalcium Phosphate (mineral)
21. Lipoic Acid (other)
22. Calcium Lactate (other)
23. Calcium Gluconate (other)
24. vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid) (other)
25. Sodium Tripolyphosphate (other)
26. Potassium Citrate (other)
27. Taurine (additive)
28. Iodized Salt (other)
29. L-Lysine (other)
30. minerals (Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate) (other)
31. L-Carnitine (additive)
32. Beta-Carotene (other)

Ingredient concerns

• Peas (low concern): Peas and other legumes have been associated with the FDA investigation into a potential link between grain-free diets high in legumes and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. While a definitive causal relationship has not been established, the FDA continues to investigate. Peas are frequently used in grain-free formulations as a primary carbohydrate and protein source.
• 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.
• Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (high concern): Menadione (vitamin K3) is a synthetic form of vitamin K that has been banned for use in human dietary supplements in many countries due to toxicity concerns, including potential liver damage, allergic reactions, and cytotoxicity. It can cause oxidative damage to cell membranes. Natural forms of vitamin K (K1 from plants, K2 from bacterial fermentation) are considered safer alternatives. Despite these concerns, it remains widely used in pet food as an inexpensive vitamin K source.

Wet food, with grains, for the adult life stage.

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