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Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice, Pea Fiber, and Corn Protein Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 33.7%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 28.8%, fat 11.2%, fiber 10.3%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 33.7%
29%
11%
10%
10%
34%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 33.7% of this cup, below the kibble average. Protein comes in at 28.8%. One cup carries 289 kcal.
PROTEIN
28.8%
STARCH, DERIVED
33.7%
KCAL / CUP
289
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Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 28 COMPONENTS
Chicken

Chicken

The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Cracked Pearled Barley

Cracked Pearled Barley

Pearled barley broken into smaller pieces so it cooks and digests more quickly.
Brown Rice

Brown Rice

Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Pea Fiber

Pea Fiber

The fibrous outer portion of the pea, separated from the starch and protein.
Corn Protein Meal

Corn Protein Meal

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,189 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
28.8%
Crude Fat (min.)
11.2%
Crude Fiber (max.)
10.3%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
33.7%

289 kcal per cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice, Pea Fiber, Corn Protein Meal, Chicken Meal, Dried Tomato Pomace, Oat Fiber, Chicken Liver Flavor, Flaxseed, Dried Beet Pulp, Coconut Oil, Pork Liver 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, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, 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

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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 28.8% 32.0% HIGH
FAT 11.2% 12.4% n/a
FIBER 10.3% 11.4% n/a
CARB (EST.) 33.7% 37.4% TYPICAL
STARCH RATIO 33.7% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
25 lb $92.99LIVE $3.72 Amazon lowest of 14 stores

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 5. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
3.7CUPS
    1,076 kcal337 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (289 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // SCIENCE DIET

    4 FDA Recalls On Record

    MAY 20, 2019
    POTENTIALLY ELEVATED LEVELS OF VITAMIN D

    Canned Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    MAR 20, 2019
    DUE TO ELEVATED LEVELS OF VITAMIN D

    Canned Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    JAN 31, 2019
    POTENTIALLY ELEVATED LEVELS OF VITAMIN D

    Canned Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    JUN 2, 2014
    POTENTIAL SALMONELLA

    Science Diet Adult Small & Toy Breed dry dog food (62 bags) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice 21.1% Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken 23.3% Hill’s Science Diet Perfect Digestion Large Breed Chicken, Brown Rice & Whole Oats 22.9% Hill’s Science Diet Perfect Digestion Small Bites Chicken, Brown Rice & Whole Oats 22.2%

    Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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