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Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Management & Joint Support Hearty Vegetables & Tuna Stew Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, 12 count
Hill's Science Diet

Adult Perfect Weight Management & Joint Support Hearty Vegetables & Tuna Stew Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, 12 count

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
wet $53.88

Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Management & Joint Support Hearty Vegetables & Tuna Stew Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, 12 count earns a Sniff Score of 49/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 2 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 49 due to CP_DM=21.4%, CF_DM=3.6%.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with chicken broth as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

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 49 due to CP_DM=21.4%, CF_DM=3.6%.

CAP why?

Contains menadione. Banned for human OTC use but tolerated at AAFCO-permitted levels in pet food. The only AAFCO-permitted vitamin K source..

CIP

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

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 1

  • menadione
    Synthetic vitamin K3. Banned in human supplements due to toxicity concerns at high doses. Permitted in pet food but premium brands use natural vitamin K alternatives.

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

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
3%
min
Fat
0.5%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
86%
max
Ingredients
48 total
  1. 1 chicken broth
  2. 2 pork liver
  3. 3 carrots
  4. 4 powdered cellulose
  5. 5 corn starch
  6. 6 green peas
  7. 7 tuna
  8. 8 wheat gluten
  9. 9 dried tomato pomace
  10. 10 soybean oil
  11. 11 hydrolyzed chicken flavor
  12. 12 chicken liver flavor
  13. 13 rice
  14. 14 potassium alginate
  15. 15 coconut oil
  16. 16 fish oil
  17. 17 flaxseed
  18. 18 calcium chloride
  19. 19 guar gum
  20. 20 dicalcium phosphate
  21. 21 potassium chloride
  22. 22 calcium lactate
  23. 23 calcium gluconate
  24. 24 monosodium phosphate
  25. 25 vitamin e supplement

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