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Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Weight + j/d Cat Food

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Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Weight + j/d 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 Brewers Rice
  2. 2 Corn Protein Meal
  3. 3 Chicken
  4. 4 Wheat Gluten
  5. 5 Chicken Meal
  6. 6 Powdered Cellulose
  7. 7 Dried Tomato Pomace
  8. 8 Flaxseed
  9. 9 Fish Oil
  10. 10 Dried Beet Pulp
  11. 11 Coconut Oil
  12. 12 Chicken Liver Flavor
  13. 13 Lactic Acid
  14. 14 Potassium Chloride
  15. 15 Fish Flavor
  16. 16 Soybean Oil
  17. 17 L-Lysine
  18. 18 Choline Chloride
  19. 19 Carrots
  20. 20 Iodized Salt
  21. 21 DL-Methionine
  22. 22 vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement)
  23. 23 Taurine
  24. 24 minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite)
  25. 25 Calcium Carbonate
  26. 26 L-Threonine
  27. 27 Mixed Tocopherols for freshness
  28. 28 L-Carnitine
  29. 29 Natural Flavors
  30. 30 Glucosamine Hydrochloride
  31. 31 Chondroitin Sulfate
  32. 32 Cysteine
  33. 33 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)
Protein40%
Fat12.7%
Carbohydrate / NFE31.3%
Crude Fiber9.8%
Calcium0.86%
Phosphorus0.7%
Potassium0.9%
Sodium0.4%
Magnesium0.086%
Taurine0.25%
Vitamin C126 ppm
Vitamin E898 IU/kg
Carnitine600 ppm

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

Calories

per kg
3,380 kcal
per cup
374 kcal

The label says: “3380 kcal/kg 374 kcal/cup†”

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein40 % vs 26 % DM minimumAbove
  • fat12.7 % 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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