HILL'S · SCIENCE DIET
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Oral Care Chicken, Rice & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Hill’s Science Diet Adult Oral Care Chicken, Rice & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Whole Grain Wheat, Powdered Cellulose, Brown Rice, and Chicken Fat. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 41.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- 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…
Whole Grain Wheat
Wheat with the bran, germ and endosperm all left intact, rather than the refined endosperm alone.
Powdered Cellulose
Purified plant fiber, most often derived from wood pulp, used as an insoluble fiber source.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Chicken Fat
Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,448 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 20.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 11.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 12.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 41.0%
274 kcal per cup. This food is 90% dry matter. 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
Chicken, Whole Grain Wheat, Powdered Cellulose, Brown Rice, Chicken Fat, Chicken Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken Liver Flavor, Whole Grain Oats, Wheat Gluten, Soybean Mill Run, Pork Flavor, Calcium Sulfate, Lactic Acid, Soybean Oil, Fish Oil, Potassium Chloride, Pork Fat, 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., Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, L-Lysine, 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), Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Dicalcium Phosphate, Oat Fiber, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Natural Flavors, Beta-Carotene, Apples, Broccoli, Carrots, Cranberries, Green Peas
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 | 11.0% | 12.2% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 12.0% | 13.3% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 41.0% | 45.6% | HIGH |
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 Science Diet range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | HILL’S SCIENCE DIET | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 22.2% | 21.1% | 29.3% |
| CARB, DM | 46% | 55% | 43% |
| STARCH RATIO | 41.0% | 49.5% | 38.51% |
| KCAL / CUP | 274 | 389 | 398 |
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 Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.