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Hill's Prescription Diet r/d Chicken Flavor Dry Cat Food

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Hill's Prescription Diet r/d Chicken Flavor Dry Cat Food

  • Cat
  • Dry

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

Ingredients

  1. 1 Brewers Rice
  2. 2 Chicken By-Product Meal
  3. 3 Corn Gluten Meal
  4. 4 Powdered Cellulose
  5. 5 Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor
  6. 6 Soybean Oil
  7. 7 Chicken Liver Flavor
  8. 8 Lactic Acid
  9. 9 Potassium Chloride
  10. 10 Calcium Sulfate
  11. 11 Choline Chloride
  12. 12 L-Lysine
  13. 13 DL-Methionine
  14. 14 Glyceryl Monostearate
  15. 15 Iodized Salt
  16. 16 vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement)
  17. 17 Taurine
  18. 18 minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite)
  19. 19 L-Carnitine
  20. 20 L-Threonine
  21. 21 Mixed Tocopherols for freshness
  22. 22 Natural Flavors
  23. 23 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)
Protein36.2%
Fat9%
Carbohydrate / NFE34.3%
Crude Fiber14.4%
Calcium0.86%
Phosphorus0.73%
Potassium0.87%
Sodium0.36%
Magnesium0.063%
Taurine0.28%
Vitamin C135 ppm
Vitamin E748 IU/kg
Total Omega-3 FA0.24%
Total Omega-6 FA2.77%

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

Calories

per kg
2,956 kcal
per cup
268 kcal

The label says: “2956 kcal/kg 268 kcal/cup†”

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein36.2 % vs 26 % DM minimumAbove
  • fat9 % 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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