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

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

  • Dog
  • 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 Lamb Meal
  2. 2 Brewers Rice
  3. 3 Whole Grain Sorghum
  4. 4 Corn Gluten Meal
  5. 5 Powdered Cellulose
  6. 6 Whole Grain Wheat
  7. 7 Soybean Meal
  8. 8 Dried Tomato Pomace
  9. 9 Flaxseed
  10. 10 Dried Beet Pulp
  11. 11 Coconut Oil
  12. 12 Chicken Liver Flavor
  13. 13 Lactic Acid
  14. 14 Chicken Fat
  15. 15 Pork Liver Flavor
  16. 16 L-Lysine
  17. 17 Potassium Chloride
  18. 18 DL-Methionine
  19. 19 Soybean Oil
  20. 20 Carrots
  21. 21 Iodized Salt
  22. 22 Lipoic Acid
  23. 23 vitamins (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)
  24. 24 Taurine
  25. 25 Choline Chloride
  26. 26 minerals (Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite)
  27. 27 Mixed Tocopherols for freshness
  28. 28 Natural Flavors
  29. 29 L-Carnitine
  30. 30 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)
Protein27.2%
Fat11.3%
Carbohydrate / NFE41.4%
Crude Fiber13.3%
Calcium1.16%
Phosphorus0.79%
Potassium0.87%
Sodium0.37%
Magnesium0.125%
Vitamin C200 ppm
Vitamin E989 IU/kg
Total Omega-3 FA1.13%
Total Omega-6 FA2.09%

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

Calories

per kg
3,094 kcal
per cup
254 kcal

The label says: “3094 kcal/kg 254 kcal/cup†”

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein27.2 % vs 18 % DM minimumAbove
  • fat11.3 % vs 5.5 % 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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