Hill's Science Diet Oral Care Small & Mini Adult Dog Dry Food - Chicken, Rice & Barley

by Hill's Science Diet

Overall Score: 84/100

Ingredients

1. Chicken (protein)
2. Whole Grain Wheat (other)
3. Powdered Cellulose (fiber)
4. Brown Rice (carbohydrate)
5. Whole Grain Corn (other)
6. Corn Gluten Meal (carbohydrate)
7. Chicken Fat (protein)
8. Cracked Pearled Barley (other)
9. Chicken Meal (protein)
10. Whole Grain Sorghum (other)
11. Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
12. Chicken Liver Flavor (protein)
13. Soybean Mill Run (other)
14. Pork Liver Flavor (protein)
15. Soybean Oil (fat)
16. Lactic Acid (other)
17. Fish Oil (protein)
18. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
19. Dicalcium Phosphate (mineral)
20. Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
21. Iodized Salt (other)
22. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
23. 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)
24. minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite) (other)
25. Taurine (additive)
26. Oat Fiber (other)
27. Mixed Tocopherols for freshness (other)
28. Natural Flavors (additive)
29. Beta–Carotene (other)
30. Apples (other)
31. Broccoli (other)
32. Carrots (other)
33. Cranberries (other)
34. Green Peas (carbohydrate)

Ingredient concerns

• Corn Gluten Meal (medium concern): Primarily used as an inexpensive plant-based protein booster that can inflate the protein percentage on guaranteed analysis without providing the complete amino acid profile of animal proteins. Its presence in large quantities may indicate the manufacturer is supplementing with cheap protein instead of using more meat.
• 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.
• 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.

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

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