Hill's Science Diet Adult Light Small Bites Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe

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91Excellent

Confidence B

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Nutritional adequacystarted at 100, landed at 100

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Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 76

Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 100

Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 93

Weighted total: 91

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

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientAs fedDry matter
Crude protein25.3%28.1%
Crude fat8.1%9%
Crude fiber12.2%13.6%

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

Nutritional adequacy

Substantiated by AAFCO feeding trials for adult maintenance.

2961 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.

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Bowlmark score for Hill's Science Diet Adult Light Small Bites Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe: 91 — Excellent
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