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Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice, Pea Fiber, and Corn Gluten Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 38.0%.
- 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…
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.
Pea Fiber
The fibrous outer portion of the pea, separated from the starch and protein.
Corn Gluten Meal
The protein-rich fraction left after corn is processed to remove its starch, germ and bran.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,191 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 9.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 13.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 38.0%
299 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, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice, Pea Fiber, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Meal, Dried Tomato Pomace, Oat Fiber, Chicken Liver Flavor, Flaxseed, Dried Beet Pulp, Coconut Oil, Pork Flavor, Lactic Acid, Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Carrots, 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., Lipoic Acid, 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), Choline Chloride, minerals (Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Natural Flavors, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene, Apples, Broccoli, 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 | 24.0% | 26.7% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 9.0% | 10.0% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 13.0% | 14.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 38.0% | 42.2% | 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 | 26.7% | 21.1% | 29.3% |
| CARB, DM | 42% | 55% | 43% |
| STARCH RATIO | 38.0% | 49.5% | 38.51% |
| KCAL / CUP | 299 | 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.