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Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Hearty Vegetable & Chicken Stew Canned Dog Food is hot extruded (which means it's processed under extreme heat and pressure) and made with feed grade ingredients, which are unfit for human consumption. It contains 27 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 Egg Flavor and Guar Gum. Many consider this food to be inconvenient, because it requires clean-up.

Warning Due to this being a grain-free food that contains legumes or potatoes this Hill's Science 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 Science Diet
  • Air-Dried
  • Human Grade
  • All-Natural
  • No Anti-Nutrients
  • No Sketchy Ingredients
  • No Prep
  • No Clean-up
  • Canned Wet
  • Feed Grade
  • 27 Synthetics
  • 1 Anti-Nutrient
  • 7 Sketchy Ingredients
  • Prep required
  • Clean-up required
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Hearty Vegetable & Chicken Stew Canned Dog Food
Family-owned Owned by Colgate-Palmolive
Human Grade Feed Grade
Air-Dried Canned Under Extreme Heat And Pressure
No Anti-Nutrients
1 Anti-Nutrient:
Green peas
All-Natural
27 Synthetics:
Potassium alginate, Calcium chloride, Dicalcium phosphate, L-lysine, Sodium tripolyphosphate, Calcium lactate, Calcium gluconate, Lipoic acid, Vitamins (vitamin e supplement, Thiamine mononitrate, Ascorbic acid (source of vitamin c), Niacin supplement, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Calcium pantothenate, Vitamin b12 supplement, Menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin k), Riboflavin supplement, Vitamin d3 supplement, Folic acid), Potassium citrate, Taurine, Minerals (zinc oxide, Ferrous sulfate, Manganese sulfate, Copper sulfate, Calcium iodate), L-carnitine
Nothing sketchy
7 Other Sketchy Ingredients:
Powdered cellulose, Rice starch, Wheat gluten, Dried tomato pomace, Chicken liver flavor, Egg flavor, Guar gum
No Prep Required Prep Required
No Clean-up Required Clean-up Required
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:
Chicken Broth, Pork Liver, Carrots, Green Peas, Powdered Cellulose, Rice Starch, Chicken, Rice, Spinach, Wheat Gluten, Dried Tomato Pomace, Flaxseed, Chicken Liver Flavor, Coconut Oil, Potassium Alginate, Calcium Chloride, Fish Oil, Egg Flavor, Guar Gum, Dicalcium Phosphate, L-Lysine, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Calcium Lactate, Calcium Gluconate, Lipoic Acid, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Potassium Citrate, Taurine, minerals (Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate), Iodized Salt, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene.
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