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Hill's

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

Prescription purpose: gastrointestinal care / stress-related digestive careNot a standard star comparisonManufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Key points

Protein source

Caution

Processed plant protein in the top 3

Top 3: Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Meal

Even high crude protein can be strongly influenced by processed plant protein.

This is hard to read as meat-protein centered.

Ingredient guide

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide
CranberryUrinary support ingredientTaurineHeart support ingredientL-carnitineHeart and weight support ingredientOmega-3Skin and joint support ingredientOmega-6Skin and coat support ingredientVitamin EAntioxidant and skin support ingredient
Caution

Ingredient grade

D

Grade D

Top ingredient profile

Brewers Rice
Corn Gluten Meal
Chicken Meal
Plant booster present
Crude protein26.1%
Crude protein26.1%
Crude fat7.5%
Other 66%

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

biotechProtein position
Typical
query_statsFat position
Lower
local_fire_departmentCalorie density
Lower

This is a prescription diet for gastrointestinal care / stress-related digestive care, so purpose fit comes before standard star ranking.

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

Nutritional strengths

  • Crude Protein, Crude Fat, Calories are disclosed, which helps review fat load and fiber design for gastrointestinal care.
  • Crude Protein, Crude Fat, Omega-3 are disclosed, which helps review gut response, fat load, and inflammatory-support context for stress-related digestive care.
  • Crude protein does not drop into a clearly low band.
  • Calorie density is on the lower side.

What still needs work

  • Refined carbohydrates lose fiber, vitamins, and minerals during processing, and mainly act as starch and energy sources. Because of that, our engine reads ingredient quality more conservatively than it would with whole grains.
  • Processed plant protein sits in the top 3, so the crude-protein number clearly includes protein support beyond meat ingredients.
  • Public data is usable, but not at the highest-trust tier.

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
1Brewers Rice
Refined Carb · Lower
2Corn Gluten Meal
Processed Plant Protein · Lowest
3Chicken Meal
Named Meal · Upper

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Brewers Rice is a refined carbohydrate source. It usually reads as a starch and energy source rather than a protein driver. It reads as an lower-tier carb source.
  • •Corn Gluten Meal is a processed plant-protein booster. It can lift crude protein without the same animal-protein share, so the animal-protein read should stay separate. It reads as an bottom-tier plant protein booster.
  • •Chicken Meal is a species-named animal meal ingredient. It is rendered rather than fresh, but the species source is still clearly identified. It reads as an upper-tier protein source.
restaurantIngredient Grade DConservative

Full collected ingredient list

32 ingredients
Brewers RiceCorn Gluten MealChicken MealChicken By-Product MealHydrolyzed Chicken FlavorFlaxseedChicken FatGround Pecan ShellsPork Liver FlavorLactic AcidFish FlavorGingerDried Beet PulpIodized SaltPotassium CitrateDried Citrus PulpPotassium ChlorideCholine ChlorideCalcium SulfateDicalcium PhosphateGlyceryl MonostearatePressed Cranberriesvitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement)L-LysineDried Hydrolyzed CaseinTaurineminerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite)Magnesium OxideMixed Tocopherols for freshnessNatural FlavorsL-CarnitineBeta-Carotene.
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
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

No fails

No major red flag jumps out first, though undisclosed rows still define the limits of this safety read.

Public data trust (ETF)

C1 tier

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

Where it sits in the same processing cohort

Kibble (Extruded) cohortCompare-first

Within the Kibble (Extruded) cohort, this recipe sits in the compare-first band.

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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Joint criteria

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