Hill's Science Diet Adult Savory Salmon Entrée
Confidence B
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- +25Feeding-trial substantiation AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- -15Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources — menadione NRC Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats (2006)
- -12corn appears as 3 fractions in the top 8 — Whole Grain Corn, Corn Protein Meal, Corn Starch WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Why this score
Every point traces to a published rule with its source — nothing hand-adjusted, nothing sponsored.
Nutritional adequacystarted at 100, landed at 90
- -10Fiber 14.5% DM is high for a non-weight-management formula WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 48
- -12corn appears as 3 fractions in the top 8 — Whole Grain Corn, Corn Protein Meal, Corn Starch WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 77
- -15Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources — menadione NRC Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats (2006)
- -8Thickener with contested gut-inflammation literature — informational deduction on wet formulas — carrageenan Review literature on degraded carrageenan and GI inflammation
Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 85
- +25Feeding-trial substantiation AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- ℹ By-products can be nutritious — the transparency issue is unnamed sourcing
Weighted total: 72
Confidence held back by: moisture assumed from the form
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Water
- 2Pork Liver
- 3Salmon
- 4Pork By-Products
- 5Whole Grain Corn
- 6Corn Protein Meal
- 7Corn Starch
- 8Chicken Fat
- 9Powdered Cellulose
- 10Chicken Liver Flavor
- 11Calcium Sulfate
- 12Natural Flavor
- 13Guar Gum
- 14Locust Bean Gum
- 15Brewers Dried Yeast
- 16Potassium Chloride
- 17Iodized Salt
- 18Choline Chloride
- 19Taurine
- 20Carrageenan
- 21Oat Bran
- 22vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin)
- 23Dicalcium Phosphate
- 24Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)
- 25L-Lysine
- 26Magnesium Oxide
- 27minerals (Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate)
- 28Beta-Carotene
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 41% | 186.4% |
| Crude fat | 22.1% | 100.5% |
| Crude fiber | 3.2% | 14.5% |
| Taurine | 0.53% | 2.4% |
Moisture isn't stated on this label — dry-matter math assumes 78%.
Nutritional adequacy
Substantiated by AAFCO feeding trials for adult maintenance.
1101 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Barcode 0052742453606
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