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Hill's Prescription Diet d/d Skin/Food Sensitivities Potato & Duck Recipe Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag
Hill's Prescription Diet

d/d Skin/Food Sensitivities Potato & Duck Recipe Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $5.68/lb

Hill's Prescription Diet d/d Skin/Food Sensitivities Potato & Duck Recipe Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 44/100 (D) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.

CQI

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

FQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

Score capped at 49 due to CP_DM=15.6%, CF_DM=14.4%.

CAP why?

Plant-protein-dominated formula. potato as the #1 ingredient.

PQI

Controversial ingredients · 1

  • sodium selenite
    Synthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.

Every flagged ingredient has a published basis (confirmed harm / regulatory action / precautionary). See methodology →

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
14%
min
Fat
13%
min
Fiber
3%
max
Moisture
n/a
max
Ingredients
27 total
  1. 1 potato
  2. 2 potato starch
  3. 3 duck
  4. 4 potato protein
  5. 5 soybean oil
  6. 6 coconut oil
  7. 7 powdered cellulose
  8. 8 pork liver flavor
  9. 9 dicalcium phosphate
  10. 10 lactic acid
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 potassium chloride
  13. 13 calcium carbonate
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 choline chloride
  16. 16 dl-methionine
  17. 17 taurine
  18. 18 magnesium oxide
  19. 19 ferrous sulfate
  20. 20 zinc oxide
  21. 21 copper sulfate
  22. 22 manganous oxide
  23. 23 calcium iodate
  24. 24 sodium selenite ⚠ Synthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.
  25. 25 mixed tocopherols for freshness

Showing first 25 of 27. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.