Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Pollock Meal & Insect Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Pollock Meal & Insect Recipe Dry Dog Food are Pollock Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae, Whole Grain Corn, and Whole Grain Sorghum. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 46.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Pollock Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from pollock.
Cracked Pearled Barley
Pearled barley broken into smaller pieces so it cooks and digests more quickly.
Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae
Whole Grain Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Whole Grain Sorghum
Sorghum grain with its bran and germ intact, a gluten-free cereal also known as milo.
Our read The ingredients
Fish and insect protein, with chicken still aboard
Signature feature
Highly digestible recipe
Highly digestible recipe, gentle on stomach. Nourishes skin & promotes a lustrous coat.
What it is Not one ingredient but a whole base. Pollock meal leads, black soldier fly larvae sit third, barley and corn fill the middle, and beet pulp is the fiber at 10th.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Fat around 13% on a dry basis and beet pulp's gentle fermentable fiber are real stomach-friendly choices. But chicken fat and chicken flavor ride along, so dogs that react to chicken aren't spared.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Pollock and insect lead the protein, but chicken fat sits seventh and hydrolyzed chicken flavor 11th. This is not a chicken-free food.
- 1 Pollock Meal
- 3 Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae
- 7 Chicken Fat
- 11 Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor
- 19 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,774 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 22.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 46.0%
385 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Pollock Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae, Whole Grain Corn, Whole Grain Sorghum, Corn Starch, Chicken Fat, Pea Protein, Soybean Oil, Dried Beet Pulp, Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor, Corn Protein Meal, Lactic Acid, Potassium Chloride, Fish Flavor, Choline Chloride, Flaxseed, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), 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., Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Oat Fiber, Natural Flavors, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Beta-Carotene, Apples, Broccoli, Carrots, Cranberries, Green Peas
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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 22.0% | 24.4% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 12.0% | 13.3% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.0% | 4.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 46.0% | 51.1% | HIGH |
Our read The label
Lower protein, more grain, an ordinary cup
47%
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Is it a high-protein food?
No
Protein is about 24% on a dry basis, roughly 6 points under the average dry food we list. Grains carry most of each cup.
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Is a cup a normal cup?
Yes, about average
385 kcal a cup, about 3% under the average dry food we list. Coming from a typical kibble, keep the scoop the same.
- Feed it to
- Adults with loose stools or itchy skin that do fine on chicken fat and grains.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken or fish, dogs on a strict elimination trial, and owners who want high protein.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 lb | $26.97 | $7.71 | Amazon lowest of 2 stores |
| 12 lb | $64.99 | $5.42 | Amazon lowest of 9 stores |
Prices are from our check on Oct 11. 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 (385 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
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Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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$0.66/lb vs $5.42/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and starch 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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