Hill’s Science Diet Adult Beef & Barley Entrée Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 5.8 oz servings, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 23% protein and 11% fat, and each serving carries 161 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- 5.8 oz serving
- 78% 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.
Whole Grain Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Cracked Pearled Barley
Pearled barley broken into smaller pieces so it cooks and digests more quickly.
What’s in the serving
- 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
- None we recognize.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the serving, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 982 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 5.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 2.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 78.0%
161 kcal per 5.8 oz serving, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the serving size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first
Water, Beef, Pork Liver, Whole Grain Corn, Cracked Pearled Barley, Chicken Liver Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp, Corn Protein Meal, Soybean Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Iodized Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Potassium Chloride, Fish Oil, Whole Grain Oats, Choline Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid), minerals (Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate), Beta-Carotene
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
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 | 5.0% | 22.7% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 2.5% | 11.4% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 6.8% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 50.0% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
What a serving costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.8 oz | $3.69 | $4.61 | Tractor Supply lowest of 6 stores |
| 13 oz | $3.89LIVE | $4.80 | PetSmart |
| 12 x 13 oz | $44.28 | $4.56 | Amazon |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 25. Others are from our check on Sep 30. 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 (982 kcal per kg, 161 kcal per serving). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
4 FDA Recalls On Record
Canned Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Canned Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Canned Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Science Diet Adult Small & Toy Breed dry dog food (62 bags) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
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.
Lower-priced alternative
$3.21/lb vs $4.56/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and moisture profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.
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