Hill's Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe

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90Excellent

Confidence B

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Why this score

Every point traces to a published rule with its source — nothing hand-adjusted, nothing sponsored.

Nutritional adequacystarted at 100, landed at 100

No adjustments — clean slate on this pillar

Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 74

Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 100

Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 93

Weighted total: 90

Confidence held back by: moisture assumed from the form

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Ingredients, as printed

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  1. 1Chicken Meal
  2. 2Cracked Pearled Barley
  3. 3Brewers Rice
  4. 4Whole Grain Wheat
  5. 5Whole Grain Corn
  6. 6Whole Grain Sorghum
  7. 7Whole Grain Oats
  8. 8Chicken Fat
  9. 9Dried Beet Pulp
  10. 10Soybean Meal
  11. 11Chicken Liver Flavor
  12. 12Soybean Oil
  13. 13Lactic Acid
  14. 14Flaxseed
  15. 15Potassium Chloride
  16. 16Calcium Carbonate
  17. 17Iodized Salt
  18. 18Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)
  19. 19Choline Chloride
  20. 20vitamins (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)
  21. 21DL-Methionine
  22. 22L-Lysine
  23. 23minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite)
  24. 24Taurine
  25. 25Mixed Tocopherols for freshness
  26. 26Natural Flavors
  27. 27L-Carnitine
  28. 28Beta-Carotene

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientAs fedDry matter
Crude protein18.7%20.8%
Crude fat13.5%15%
Crude fiber2.4%2.7%

Moisture isn't stated on this label — dry-matter math assumes 10%.

Nutritional adequacy

Substantiated by AAFCO feeding trials for adult maintenance.

3550 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.

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Bowlmark score for Hill's Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe: 90 — Excellent
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