Label analysisGrade DKibble (Extruded)

Hill's

Hill's Metabolic Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food | Hill's Prescription Diet

Editor ingredient insight

Hill’s Metabolic Lamb Meal & Rice starts with lamb meal, brewers rice, and sorghum, with lower fat/calories and omega-3 disclosed. I would use it for veterinarian-guided weight management, not for grain-free or high-fat feeding.

Logic-based verdict

This is a prescription diet for weight management, 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

Lamb Meal (#1)

Plant protein

Corn Gluten Meal (#4), 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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Needs context

Ingredient grade

C

Grade C

Top ingredient profile

Lamb Meal
Brewers Rice
Whole Grain Sorghum
Meal-basedPlant booster present
Crude protein27.2%
Crude protein27.2%
Crude fat11.3%
Other 62%

Calcium

1.2%

Phosphorus

0.8%

Sodium

0.4%

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 candidate for weight management. Read purpose fit and veterinary guidance before treating it as a standard star-ranked food.

Nutritional strengths

  • Crude Protein, Crude Fat, Calories are disclosed, so calorie density, fat load, and satiety-support context can be compared.
  • Crude protein does not drop into a clearly low band.
  • Crude fat does not run high, which helps the weight-management read.
  • Top ingredients do not show a prominent FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile.

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 appears after the top 3, so some protein support is still built into the label number.
  • If higher energy density matters more, another option may fit better.

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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

The top ingredients are still usable, but this is the part to inspect more carefully before calling the recipe a clear strength.

restaurantIngredient Quality Analysis

C3/6
Ingredient Grade
Mixed
1Lamb Meal
Named Meal · Upper
2Brewers Rice
Refined Carb · Lower
3Whole Grain Sorghum
Whole Grain · Mid

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Lamb 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.
  • •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.
  • •Whole Grain Sorghum 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 mid-tier carb source.
restaurantIngredient Grade CMixed

Full collected ingredient list

30 ingredients
Lamb MealBrewers RiceWhole Grain SorghumCorn Gluten MealPowdered CelluloseWhole Grain WheatSoybean MealDried Tomato PomaceFlaxseedDried Beet PulpCoconut OilChicken Liver FlavorLactic AcidChicken FatPork Liver FlavorL-LysinePotassium ChlorideDL-MethionineSoybean OilCarrotsIodized SaltLipoic Acidvitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement)TaurineCholine Chlorideminerals (Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite)Mixed Tocopherols for freshnessNatural FlavorsL-CarnitineBeta-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

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.

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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