Pet
Hill's Science Diet Adult Chicken & Barley Recipe
The AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement on the package tells you whether a food is complete and balanced, and for which life stage. It is the single most useful line on a pet-food label.
Chemistry breakdown
Bar length = weight in the Pet formula · color = that component's score · tap a name to learn what it means.
Scored from 75% of the formula's weight. The rest doesn't apply to this product.
Protein-source quality4/10 · 35% weight
The quality and specificity of the named protein sources — 'chicken' vs 'meat by-products'.
Grain quality4/10 · 25% weight
Whole grains vs fractions and fillers, and the residue record of each.
Vitamin / mineral quality6/10 · 15% weight
The forms used for fortification — some are better absorbed and better characterised than others.
Additivesno additives listed · 15% weight
Preservatives, colorants, emulsifiers and flavorings added in processing — each rated on its own evidence record, from benign (vitamin E as a preservative) to contested (certain synthetic dyes).
Certificationsnone claimed · 10% weight
Independent third-party verifications (USDA Organic, FSC, EPA Safer Choice…). Informational only — having none never lowers a score; verified claims can raise it.
Ingredients · 3
In label order — named protein sources rank above unspecified by-products. Tap any row for its sources.
Made by
- 2019-01Vitamin D toxicity recall of canned dog food — Hill's recalled canned dog food after excessive vitamin D caused illness and deaths in dogs; the company attributed the fault to a supplier premix error. The FDA's inspection findings criticised the adequacy of supplier verification. No evidence of knowing distribution — this is a failure of incoming-ingredient control, which is why it is recorded as negligent.