Label analysisGrade DKibble (Extruded)

Hill's

Hill's k/d Kidney Care with Chicken Dry Dog Food | Hill's Prescription Diet

Editor ingredient insight

Hill’s k/d Kidney Care Chicken starts with brewers rice, chicken fat, and brown rice, with low protein, phosphorus, and sodium but high fat/calories. I would use it only for veterinarian-guided kidney support, not general high-protein or low-fat feeding.

Logic-based verdict

This is a prescription diet for renal support, 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 (#5), Egg Product (#7)

Plant protein

Corn Protein Meal (#9)

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
renal support markersPhosphorus 0.29%Sodium 0.17%Potassium 0.75%Crude Protein 15.6%

Fish oil

Skin and joint support ingredient

FOS

Gut support ingredient

Taurine

Heart support ingredient

L-carnitine

Heart and weight support ingredient

Omega-3

Skin and joint support ingredient

Vitamin E

Antioxidant and skin support ingredient

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Caution

Ingredient grade

D

Grade D

Top ingredient profile

Brewers Rice
Chicken Fat
Brown Rice
Plant booster present
Crude protein15.6%
Crude protein15.6%
Crude fat21.1%
Other 63%

Calcium

0.8%

Phosphorus

0.3%

Sodium

0.2%

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 renal support. Read purpose fit and veterinary guidance before treating it as a standard star-ranked food.

Nutritional strengths

  • Crude Protein, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium are disclosed, so phosphorus, sodium, and electrolyte-management context can be reviewed.
  • 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.
  • Calcium:Phosphorus Ratio sits near the upper end of the preferred range, so a more conservative read makes sense.

Alternative foods

renal support prescription alternatives

Compare renal support 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
1Brewers Rice
Refined Carb · Lower
2Chicken Fat
Named Fat · Upper
3Brown Rice
Whole Grain · 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.
  • •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.
  • •Brown Rice 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.
restaurantIngredient Grade DConservative

Full collected ingredient list

33 ingredients
Brewers RiceChicken FatBrown RiceWhole Grain SorghumChickenDried Beet PulpEgg ProductHydrolyzed Chicken FlavorCorn Protein MealFish OilPork Liver FlavorCalcium CarbonateLactic AcidSoybean OilL-LysinePotassium ChlorideBetaineWhole Grain OatsDL-MethionineFructooligosaccharides (FOS)vitaminsPotassium CitrateCholine ChlorideL-ThreonineIodized SaltTaurinemineralsL-TryptophanL-CarnitineMagnesium OxideMixed 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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