Label analysisGrade DKibble (Extruded)

Hill's

Hill's h/d Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food | Hill's Prescription Diet

Editor ingredient insight

Hill’s h/d Chicken starts with wheat, corn, and chicken fat, with low sodium/phosphorus but high fat and calories. I would use it only for veterinarian-guided cardiac feeding, not as a general low-fat food.

Logic-based verdict

This is a prescription diet for cardiac care, so purpose fit comes before standard star ranking.

Manufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Protein source

Ingredient guide

Processed plant protein after the top 3

Animal protein

Chicken By-Product Meal (#4)

Plant protein

Corn Protein Meal (#6), Soybean Meal (#7)

The protein number includes processed plant protein support.

Even when it appears later, the protein number is read more conservatively.

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide

Taurine

Heart support ingredient

L-carnitine

Heart and weight support ingredient

Omega-3

Skin and joint support ingredient

Omega-6

Skin and coat support ingredient

Vitamin E

Antioxidant and skin support ingredient

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Caution

Ingredient grade

D

Grade D

Top ingredient profile

Whole Grain Wheat
Whole Grain Corn
Chicken Fat
Plant booster present
Crude protein19.8%
Crude protein19.8%
Crude fat21.2%
Other 59%

Calcium

0.7%

Phosphorus

0.5%

Sodium

0.1%

Protein position, fat position, and calorie density position are relative to foods in the same processing type cohort.

biotechProtein position
Lower
query_statsFat position
Higher
local_fire_departmentCalorie density
Higher

This is a prescription-diet candidate for cardiac care. Read purpose fit and veterinary guidance before treating it as a standard star-ranked food.

Nutritional strengths

  • Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Omega-3 are disclosed, so sodium load and cardiac-support markers can be reviewed together.
  • Top ingredients do not show a prominent FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile.

What still needs work

  • Processed plant protein appears after the top 3, so some protein support is still built into the label number.
  • Omega-6:3 Ratio sits near the upper end of the preferred range, so a more conservative read makes sense.
  • Calorie density is high, so this is not the best fit when weight reduction matters most.

Alternative foods

cardiac care prescription alternatives

Compare cardiac care prescription diets first. For therapeutic diets, clinical fit and veterinary direction matter more than a standard score.

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Brand context

Brand background availableRecall history confirmed

Founded in 1907 in the United States. This brand has a confirmed recall history. The most recent public recall noted here was the 2019 vitamin D incident.

Ingredient analysis

This section matters more than usual because the ingredient read is not strong enough to summarize in one line.

restaurantIngredient Quality Analysis

D1.5/6
Ingredient Grade
Conservative
1Whole Grain Wheat
Whole Grain · Upper
2Whole Grain Corn
Whole Grain · Upper
3Chicken Fat
Named Fat · Upper

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Whole Grain Wheat is a whole or coarse grain ingredient. It usually plays more of a carbohydrate and fiber role than a core protein role. It reads as an upper-tier carb and fiber source.
  • •Whole Grain Corn is a whole or coarse grain ingredient. It usually plays more of a carbohydrate and fiber role than a core protein role. It reads as an upper-tier carb and fiber source.
  • •Chicken Fat is a named fat source. It supports energy density and fat quality more than protein quality. It reads as an upper-tier fat source.
restaurantIngredient Grade DConservative

Full collected ingredient list

25 ingredients
Whole Grain WheatWhole Grain CornChicken FatChicken By-Product MealCracked Pearled BarleyCorn Protein MealSoybean MealChicken Liver FlavorSoybean OilLactic AcidPork Liver FlavorCalcium CarbonatePotassium CitrateL-LysineCholine ChlorideVitamin E SupplementTaurineDL-MethionineMagnesium OxideIodized SaltL-TryptophanL-CarnitineMixed TocopherolsNatural FlavorsBeta-Carotene
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
Alternative protein
Neutral ingredients
Caution ingredients
High-caution ingredients

Why processed plant proteins are reviewed cautiously

Ingredient lists are ordered by input weight, not protein contribution. Fresh meat 100g and Soybean Meal 50g can both contribute about 20g of protein, and Pea Protein can deliver a similar amount at around 30g. So these ingredients can materially lift crude protein even outside the top three. The review treats processed plant-protein boosters cautiously because they can weaken the animal-protein-centered profile most guardians expect from a high-protein food.

Why did the base review land here?

Ingredient qualityNutrient disclosure levelManufacturing & trust

This review score combines ingredient composition, nutrient disclosure, manufacturing trust, and core nutrient caution signals.

Nutrient disclosure

Partial disclosure

Core guaranteed analysis is usable, but deeper rows still need a more cautious read.

Safety verification

1 warnings

There is no immediate hard stop here, but a few caution rows are still worth checking.

Public data trust (ETF)

C1 tier

There is a usable disclosure baseline, but the public record is still fairly thin.

Final word

Treat this review as an early screen. If the food stays interesting, verify it again with your dog-specific context before acting.

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