Hill’s Prescription Diet r/d Weight Reduction Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Hill’s Prescription Diet r/d Weight Reduction Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food are Whole Grain Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal, Powdered Cellulose, and Soybean Meal.
Ingredient Wiki
Whole Grain Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Corn Gluten Meal
The protein-rich fraction left after corn is processed to remove its starch, germ and bran.
Chicken By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from the parts of the chicken left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and…
Powdered Cellulose
Purified plant fiber, most often derived from wood pulp, used as an insoluble fiber source.
Soybean Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 2,982 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 32.7%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 8.2%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 13.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- --
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- --
245 kcal per cup. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Whole Grain Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal, Powdered Cellulose, Soybean Meal, Soybean Mill Run, Chicken Liver Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp, Pork Liver Flavor, Soybean Oil, Lactic Acid, Caramel color, Pork Fat, DL-Methionine, L-Lysine, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, 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., vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Calcium Carbonate, minerals (Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, L-Carnitine, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Natural Flavors, 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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 32.7% | -- | n/a |
| FAT | 8.2% | -- | n/a |
| FIBRE | 13.5% | -- | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | -- | -- | n/a |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Hill's>Prescription Diet range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | HILL’S PRESCRIPTION DIET | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | -- | -- | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | -- | -- | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | -- | -- | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 245 | 374 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Hill's>Prescription Diet. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.