Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Savory Stew with Beef and Vegetables Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 12.8 oz cans, complete and balanced for senior dogs. With the water taken out it is 18% protein and 8% fat, and each can carries 314 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for senior dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- Stew
- 12.8 oz can
- 81% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Water
Plain water, used to make the recipe mixable and, in wet food, to fill the can.
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Pork Liver
The liver of the pig, an organ meat.
Carrots
The root of the carrot plant, used fresh, cooked or dried.
Wheat Flour
Flour milled from wheat, generally with the bran and germ removed.
Our read The ingredients
A gentle beef stew that leans on starch
Signature feature
Beef & vegetables
Hill's Science Diet Adult 7+ savory stew with beef & vegetables
What it is Beef sits second, right after water, with pork liver third and pork kidney eleventh. Carrots follow the liver, while peas and spinach land 14th and 15th, after dextrose.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
The beef is real, but this stew holds less than half the protein of the average wet food we list, on a dry basis. Older dogs holding on to muscle get a light share.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Four refined carbs sit 5th to 13th, ahead of the peas and spinach on the can. The stew leans on starch as much as beef.
- 5 wheat flour
- 6 rice starch
- 7 corn starch
- 13 dextrose
What’s in the can
- First ingredient
- Water, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- beef, second on the list. Named meats near the top: beef and pork liver.
- Thickeners and binders
- wheat flour, rice starch, corn starch, sodium tripolyphosphate and minerals. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- caramel color. Color is there for the person opening the can; it adds nothing for the dog.
- Flagged additives
- vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, ascorbic acid (source of vitamin c), thiamine mononitrate, vitamin B12 supplement, calcium pantothenate, vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin b6), riboflavin supplement, biotin, folic acid, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin k), vitamin D3 supplement). Why we flag these.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the can, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 865 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 3.4%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 1.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 2.6%
- Moisture (max.)
- 81.3%
314 kcal per 12.8 oz can, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the can size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Water, beef, pork liver, carrots, wheat flour, rice starch, corn starch, egg whites, dried beet pulp, soybean oil, pork kidney, potatoes, dextrose, green peas, spinach, hydrolyzed chicken flavor, dicalcium phosphate, caramel color, flaxseed, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, sodium tripolyphosphate, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, ascorbic acid (source of vitamin c), thiamine mononitrate, vitamin B12 supplement, calcium pantothenate, vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin b6), riboflavin supplement, biotin, folic acid, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin k), vitamin D3 supplement), minerals (ferrous sulfate, L-lysine, DL-methionine, choline chloride, magnesium oxide, guar gum, taurine, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate), beta-carotene
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | WET FOOD MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 3.4% | 18.2% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 1.5% | 8.0% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 2.6% | 13.9% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 49.2% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Our read The label
Trial-tested and gentle, but light on protein
34g
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How was it proven?
Feeding trial
Hill's fed it to dogs under AAFCO rules for adult maintenance. AAFCO has no senior category, so 7+ is Hill's own label.
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Where do the calories come from?
Mostly carbs
About 42% come from carbohydrate and 28% from protein. That's starchy for a canned stew, better for a calm dog than a lean one.
- Feed it to
- Older adults on a quiet routine, and dogs with worn teeth that need a soft food.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to beef, pork, wheat or chicken, diabetic dogs, and seniors losing muscle that need more protein.
What a can costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.8 oz | $3.69LIVE | $4.61 | PetSmart |
| 12 x 12.8 oz | $44.28 | $4.61 | Amazon |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 25. Others are from our check on Oct 5. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (865 kcal per kg, 314 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
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None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other wet food recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
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