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Hill's Prescription Diet z/d Skin & Food Sensitivities Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag
Hill's Prescription Diet

z/d Skin & Food Sensitivities Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $5.44/lb

Hill's Prescription Diet z/d Skin & Food Sensitivities Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor 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 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=17.2%, CF_DM=12.2%.

CAP why?

Plant-protein-dominated formula. corn starch 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
15.5%
min
Fat
11%
min
Fiber
8%
max
Moisture
n/a
max
Ingredients
32 total
  1. 1 corn starch
  2. 2 hydrolyzed chicken liver
  3. 3 hydrolyzed chicken
  4. 4 ground pecan shells
  5. 5 powdered cellulose
  6. 6 flaxseed
  7. 7 dried beet pulp
  8. 8 hydrolyzed chicken flavor
  9. 9 soybean oil
  10. 10 dried citrus pulp
  11. 11 dicalcium phosphate
  12. 12 lactic acid
  13. 13 coconut oil
  14. 14 fish oil
  15. 15 calcium carbonate
  16. 16 pressed cranberries
  17. 17 glyceryl monostearate
  18. 18 dl-methionine
  19. 19 potassium chloride
  20. 20 salt
  21. 21 l-tryptophan
  22. 22 choline chloride
  23. 23 ferrous sulfate
  24. 24 zinc oxide
  25. 25 copper sulfate

Showing first 25 of 32. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.