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Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Weight Management Vegetable & Chicken Stew Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, case of 12
Hill's Prescription Diet

Metabolic Weight Management Vegetable & Chicken Stew Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, case of 12

Evidence Limited
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
wet $7.25/lb

Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Weight Management Vegetable & Chicken Stew Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 47/100 (C) with Limited evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 49 due to CP_DM=5.6%, CF_DM=2.2%.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. pork liver delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

AAFCO feeding trial substantiation for not stated.

ACF

Score capped at 49 due to CP_DM=5.6%, CF_DM=2.2%.

CAP why?

Contains guar gum. Emerging microbiome data on emulsifiers; no canine clinical evidence. Minor penalty in canned food..

CIP
Guaranteed analysis
Protein
5%
min (as fed)
Fat
2%
min (as fed)
Fiber
4%
max (as fed)
Moisture
n/a
max
Ingredients

Read why each ingredient is good or bad for dogs.

34 total
Good Neutral Watch Flagged
  1. 1
    water

    Just water. Counted on the label of any wet or fresh food. The number tells you the moisture content.

  2. 2
    pork liver

    Organ meat. Dense in B vitamins, iron, and vitamin A. Among the most nutritious ingredients on any label.

  3. 3
    carrots

    Real vegetable. Fiber, beta-carotene, and a small amount of antioxidant value.

  4. 4
    green peas

    Same as peas. Useful in small amounts. The concern is when pulses dominate the top of the ingredient list. See why →

  5. 5
    rice

    Generic rice. Could be white or brown, the label doesn't say. Brown rice would be specified if it were.

  6. 6
    powdered cellulose

    Plant fiber, often from wood pulp. Cheap bulk filler. Not harmful, but a tell that the recipe is reaching for inexpensive bulk.

  7. 7
    corn starch
  8. 8
    wheat gluten

    Concentrated wheat protein. Like other plant gluten meals, it pads the protein number on the label without contributing meat-quality amino acids.

  9. 9
    chicken

    Real meat. Primary protein source, with the amino acid profile dogs actually evolved to eat.

  10. 10
    flaxseed

    Plant source of omega-3. Helpful for skin and coat, though dogs absorb omega-3 from fish more efficiently.

  11. 11
    dried tomato pomace

    The fiber-rich byproduct of tomato processing. Sometimes flagged unfairly. It's a real fiber source, not a filler shortcut.

  12. 12
    hydrolyzed chicken flavor

    Hydrolyzed chicken used as a palatability enhancer. Real ingredient, tiny inclusion, no quality signal either way.

  13. 13
    coconut oil

    Saturated fat with medium-chain triglycerides. Mostly marketing in the doses kibble uses, but harmless.

  14. 14
    potassium alginate
  15. 15
    calcium chloride
  16. 16
    natural flavor

    Legal term for animal-derived flavoring, usually hydrolyzed liver or broth. Adds taste, says nothing about quality.

  17. 17
    fish oil

    Concentrated omega-3s. The reason 'EPA' and 'DHA' get to show up on the bag.

  18. 18
    dicalcium phosphate

    Calcium and phosphorus combined. Required source of both minerals, especially in formulas without much bone content.

  19. 19
    guar gum

    Thickener common in wet food. Emerging research on emulsifiers and the gut microbiome, but no smoking gun in dogs yet.

  20. 20
    lipoic acid
  21. 21
    calcium lactate

    Calcium source from lactic acid fermentation. Functional, well-tolerated.

  22. 22
    calcium gluconate
  23. 23
    sodium tripolyphosphate

    Preservative and texture agent in wet food. Functional at small doses, not a major concern, but some brands avoid it.

  24. 24
    l-lysine

    Essential amino acid. Plant-protein-heavy formulas sometimes add it to round out the amino acid profile.

  25. 25
    potassium citrate

    Source of potassium. Sometimes added in urinary-support formulas to help manage urine pH.

Showing first 25 of 34. Position 1-5 has the largest weight in the recipe.

20 of 25 ingredients have a curated note. Coverage grows over time.