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Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Chicken Flavor Dry Cat Food

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Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Chicken Flavor Dry Cat Food

  • Cat
  • Dry
  • Adult
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Facts read from hillspet.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 Chicken By-Product Meal
  2. 2 Brewers Rice
  3. 3 Corn Gluten Meal
  4. 4 Powdered Cellulose
  5. 5 Dried Tomato Pomace
  6. 6 Flaxseed
  7. 7 Chicken Fat
  8. 8 Wheat Gluten
  9. 9 Dried Beet Pulp
  10. 10 Chicken Liver Flavor
  11. 11 Coconut Oil
  12. 12 Lactic Acid
  13. 13 Calcium Sulfate
  14. 14 L-Lysine
  15. 15 Potassium Chloride
  16. 16 Carrots
  17. 17 Choline Chloride
  18. 18 DL-Methionine
  19. 19 vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement)
  20. 20 Taurine
  21. 21 Iodized Salt
  22. 22 minerals (Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite)
  23. 23 L-Carnitine
  24. 24 Mixed Tocopherols for freshness
  25. 25 Natural Flavors
  26. 26 Beta-Carotene

In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.

Average nutrients

NutrientDry matter (the maker's figure)
Protein38.6%
Fat13.4%
Carbohydrate / NFE31.6%
Crude Fiber9.8%
Calcium1.03%
Phosphorus0.76%
Potassium0.77%
Sodium0.37%
Magnesium0.093%
Taurine0.35%
Vitamin C154 ppm
Vitamin E941 IU/kg
Total Omega-3 FA0.98%
Total Omega-6 FA2.7%

This maker publishes average nutrients on dry matter instead of a guaranteed analysis, so the water is already taken out.

Calories

per kg
3,398 kcal
per cup
299 kcal

The label says: “3398 kcal/kg 299 kcal/cup†”

Against the AAFCO minimums

The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for cats, adult maintenance.

  • protein38.6 % vs 26 % DM minimumAbove
  • fat13.4 % vs 9 % DM minimumAbove

On a dry matter basis (the label states no calories). Meeting a minimum doesn't make a food right for your pet: ask your veterinarian. How this is worked out

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