Hill's Science Diet Puppy Chicken and Rice Stew

by Hill's Science Diet

Overall Score: 98/100

Ingredients

1. Chicken Broth (protein)
2. Chicken (protein)
3. Pork Liver (protein)
4. Rice (carbohydrate)
5. Carrots (other)
6. Green Peas (carbohydrate)
7. Rice Starch (other)
8. Chicken Fat (protein)
9. Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
10. Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor (protein)
11. Calcium Chloride (other)
12. Potassium Alginate (other)
13. Ground Pecan Shells (other)
14. Dicalcium Phosphate (mineral)
15. Calcium Sulfate (other)
16. Sodium Tripolyphosphate (other)
17. Flaxseed (fat)
18. Dried Beet Pulp (fiber)
19. Dried Citrus Pulp (other)
20. Guar Gum (additive)
21. Fish Oil (protein)
22. Potassium Citrate (other)
23. vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid) (other)
24. Pressed Cranberries (other)
25. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
26. minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate) (other)
27. Taurine (additive)
28. Magnesium Oxide (other)
29. Thiamine Hydrochloride (vitamin)
30. L-Threonine (other)
31. Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
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.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 36.4%, fat 27.3%, fiber 0%, ash 31.8%, carbohydrate 4.5%. By calories: 34% from protein, 61.8% from fat, 4.2% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO growth dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 36.4% vs 22.5% minimum, fat 27.3% vs 8.5% minimum.

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

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