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Hill's Prescription Diet k/d Kidney Care Chicken & Vegetable Stew Canned Dog Food is a prescription dog food made with feed grade ingredients, which are unfit for human consumption. It contains 33 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 1 anti-nutrient, Green Peas (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), and it has 7 other sketchy ingredients, including Brewers Dried Yeast and Guar Gum.

Warning Due to this being a grain-free food that contains legumes or potatoes this Hill's Prescription Diet recipe may be implicated in the FDA's ongoing investigation into diet-related Dilated Cardiomyopathy (or DCM), a potentially fatal heart condition.

Read our article about Grain Free Foods And Heart Failure
Hill's Prescription Diet
  • Air-Dried
  • Human Grade
  • All-Natural
  • No Anti-Nutrients
  • No Sketchy Ingredients
  • Prescription Extruded
  • Feed Grade
  • 33 Synthetics
  • 1 Anti-Nutrient
  • 7 Sketchy Ingredients
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Hill's Prescription Diet k/d Kidney Care Chicken & Vegetable Stew Canned Dog Food
Family-owned Owned by Colgate-Palmolive
Human Grade Feed Grade
Air-Dried Prescription
No Anti-Nutrients
1 Anti-Nutrient:
Green peas
All-Natural
33 Synthetics:
Potassium alginate, Calcium lactate, Calcium gluconate, Potassium citrate, Choline chloride, L-lysine, Calcium chloride, Dicalcium phosphate, Vitamins (vitamin e supplement, Niacin supplement, Thiamine mononitrate, Ascorbic acid (source of vitamin c), Vitamin a supplement, Calcium pantothenate, Vitamin b12 supplement, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Riboflavin supplement, Folic acid, Menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin k), Vitamin d3 supplement), Monosodium phosphate, Magnesium oxide, L-threonine, Taurine, Minerals (zinc oxide, Ferrous sulfate, Copper sulfate, Manganous oxide, Calcium iodate, Sodium selenite), L-carnitine, L-arginine, Calcium carbonate
Nothing sketchy
7 Other Sketchy Ingredients:
Rice starch, Chicken liver flavor, Powdered cellulose, Dried beet pulp, Natural flavor, Brewers dried yeast, Guar gum
Ingredients:
USDA Beef, Beef Liver, Beef Bone, Pumpkin, Millet, Wild Salmon Oil, Sunflower Oil, Kale, Flaxseed, Zucchini, Sea Salt, Parsely, Kelp, Chicory Root, Turmeric, Mixed Tocopherols, Ginger, Selenium Yeast, Blueberries, Carrots, Apples, Tomatoes, Shiitake Mushrooms, Broccoli, Oranges, Cranberries, Spinach, Beets, Tart Cherries, Strawberries
Ingredients:
Water, Chicken, Carrots, Rice, Chicken Fat, Pork Liver, Rice Starch, Dextrose, Green Peas, Sugar, Egg Whites, Fish Oil, Chicken Liver Flavor, Powdered Cellulose, Dried Beet Pulp, Potassium Alginate, Calcium Lactate, Calcium Gluconate, Natural Flavor, Flaxseed, Potassium Citrate, Choline Chloride, Brewers Dried Yeast, L-Lysine, Guar Gum, Calcium Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), Vitamin D3 Supplement), Monosodium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, L-Threonine, Taurine, minerals (Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), L-Tryptophan, L-Carnitine, L-Arginine, Calcium Carbonate, Beta-Carotene.
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