Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Hill's Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, and Whole Grain Wheat. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 48.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Cracked Pearled Barley
Pearled barley broken into smaller pieces so it cooks and digests more quickly.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
Whole Grain Wheat
Wheat with the bran, germ and endosperm all left intact, rather than the refined endosperm alone.
Our read The ingredients
Measured joint compounds, modest everyday support
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Glucosamine & chondroitin
Natural sources of glucosamine & chondroitin for joint health
What it is Glucosamine and chondroitin are compounds in the finished chicken and grain kibble. Hill's guarantees a minimum amount of each in the food.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Hill's says they support joint health. Both compounds have roles in cartilage structure, so the claim has a basis. This food offers routine support, not relief for a dog with painful joints.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Four grains occupy the spots immediately behind chicken. They make up a major part of this recipe, despite the joint-focused pitch.
- 2 Cracked Pearled Barley
- 3 Brown Rice
- 4 Brewers Rice
- 5 Whole Grain Wheat
- 18 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,675 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 20.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 11.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 48.5%
365 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn, Corn Protein Meal, Chicken Meal, Chicken Fat, Chicken Liver Flavor, Soybean Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Soybean Oil, Lactic Acid, Flaxseed, Pork Liver Flavor, Potassium 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., Whole Grain Oats, Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), 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 | 20.0% | 22.2% | LOW |
| FAT | 11.5% | 12.8% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.0% | 4.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 48.5% | 53.9% | HIGH |
Our read The label
Everyday fuel with a modest joint dose
120mg
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Is it a high-protein food?
No
Protein runs about 8 percentage points below the dry food average we list. A working dog needing more protein should look elsewhere.
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Is a cup a normal cup?
A bit lighter
A cup carries about 8% fewer calories than the dry food average we list. That gives large dogs a little more serving room.
- Feed it to
- Healthy large breed adults ages 1 to 5 that do well with chicken and grains.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs with chicken allergies, and owners seeking more protein or less starch.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (365 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Science Diet. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.