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Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Hill's Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food are Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn, and Corn Protein Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 44.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 20.0%, fat 5.5%, fiber 14.0%, moisture 10.5%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 44.0%
20%
14%
11%
44%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 44.0% of this cup, above the kibble average. Protein comes in at 20.0%. One cup carries 243 kcal.
PROTEIN
20.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
44.0%
KCAL / CUP
243
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Amazon 15 lb $51.99 ($3.47/lb) 30 lb $86.99 ($2.90/lb) Chewy 15 lb $51.99 ($3.47/lb) Petco 15 lb $53.49 ($3.57/lb) PetSmart 30 lb $86.99 ($2.90/lb)
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 28 COMPONENTS
Chicken Meal

Chicken Meal

Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Cracked Pearled Barley

Cracked Pearled Barley

Pearled barley broken into smaller pieces so it cooks and digests more quickly.
Whole Grain Wheat

Whole Grain Wheat

Wheat with the bran, germ and endosperm all left intact, rather than the refined endosperm alone.
Whole Grain Corn

Whole Grain Corn

Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Corn Protein Meal

Corn Protein Meal

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
2,961 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
20.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
5.5%
Crude Fiber (max.)
14.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.5%
Starch ratio (calculated)
44.0%

243 kcal per cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn, Corn Protein Meal, Powdered Cellulose, Brewers Rice, Pea Fiber, Soybean Oil, Chicken Liver Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Lactic Acid, Pork Liver Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Iodized Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., L-Lysine, Whole Grain Oats, Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Choline Chloride, Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Natural Flavors, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene

Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 20.0% 22.3% LOW
FAT 5.5% 6.1% n/a
FIBER 14.0% 15.6% n/a
CARB (EST.) 44.0% 49.2% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 44.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.1%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
15 lb $51.99LIVE $3.47 Amazon lowest of 3 stores
30 lb $86.99LIVE $2.90 PetSmart lowest of 3 stores

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 11. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
4.4CUPS
    1,076 kcal363 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (243 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // SCIENCE DIET

    4 FDA Recalls On Record

    MAY 20, 2019
    POTENTIALLY ELEVATED LEVELS OF VITAMIN D

    Canned Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    MAR 20, 2019
    DUE TO ELEVATED LEVELS OF VITAMIN D

    Canned Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    JAN 31, 2019
    POTENTIALLY ELEVATED LEVELS OF VITAMIN D

    Canned Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    JUN 2, 2014
    POTENTIAL SALMONELLA

    Science Diet Adult Small & Toy Breed dry dog food (62 bags) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice 21.1% Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken 23.3% Hill’s Science Diet Perfect Digestion Large Breed Chicken, Brown Rice & Whole Oats 22.9% Hill’s Science Diet Perfect Digestion Small Bites Chicken, Brown Rice & Whole Oats 22.2%

    Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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