HILL'S · SCIENCE DIET
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Digestion Salmon, Whole Oats, and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Digestion Salmon, Whole Oats, and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food are Salmon, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Oats, Brown Rice, and Whole Grain Corn. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 49.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Cracked Pearled Barley
Pearled barley broken into smaller pieces so it cooks and digests more quickly.
Whole Grain Oats
Oats with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than milled away.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Whole Grain Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,662 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 20.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 11.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 49.0%
374 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
Salmon, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Oats, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Meal, Chicken Fat, Chicken Liver Flavor, Pork Liver Flavor, Ground Pecan Shells, Lactic Acid, Potassium Chloride, Flaxseed, Dried Beet Pulp, Dried Citrus Pulp, Soybean Oil, Calcium Carbonate, 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., Dicalcium Phosphate, Pressed Cranberries, Pumpkin, 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), 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 | 11.0% | 12.2% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.0% | 4.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 49.0% | 54.4% | 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 | 54% | 55% | 43% |
| STARCH RATIO | 49.0% | 49.5% | 38.51% |
| KCAL / CUP | 374 | 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.