i/d Digestive Care Low Fat Rice, Vegetable & Chicken Stew Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12
Graded by The Sniff System
Hill's Prescription Diet i/d Digestive Care Low Fat Rice, Vegetable & Chicken Stew Wet Dog Food is a wet food featuring pork liver and chicken.
This wet food offers reasonable protein quality, with pork liver providing good amino acid coverage. It also includes quality carbohydrate sources that provide fermentable fiber. Plus, the formula has AAFCO feeding trial substantiation, which is a strong indicator of nutritional adequacy.
Keep an eye out for guar gum, an emulsifier with emerging microbiome data, though there's no canine clinical evidence yet. More notably, the food contains added sugar, which isn't nutritionally necessary in a complete dog diet.
Good fit for dogs needing a low-fat, digestive care diet. Less ideal if you prefer foods without added sugars.
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In its 2022 update on diet-associated DCM, the FDA identified Golden Retrievers as the most reported breed, with 121 cases out of 1,382 total canine reports (8.8%) received between January 1, 2014, and November 1, 2022 (FDA, 2022) . Strong fit for adult Golden Retrievers navigating diet-associated DCM concerns. Pork liver anchors position 2, with zero pulses in the top 15, plus pork liver at position 2 (a natural taurine precursor).
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Auto-matched from this product's measurements (ingredients, life stage, calorie density) to a breed archetype. Not a substitute for vet input on your specific dog.
Research informing this analysis
MethodologyThe Sniff System grades this product against 3 cited studies relevant to its profile. Each link opens the original source.
- FDA, 2022cardiac · epidemiology · breed predisposition· cited in 5 claims
- FDA, 2019diet composition· cited in 2 claims
- NRC, 2006nutrient bioavailability
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At 51/100, this formula lands mid-pack. The lift comes from protein quality, worth 18.5 points to the final number: Reasonable protein quality. pork liver delivers solid amino acid coverage. Where it lost ground: controversial-ingredient penalty, costing 5 points. Contains guar gum. Emerging microbiome data on emulsifiers; no canine clinical evidence. Minor penalty in canned food. The path to B-tier is about 9 points; controversial-ingredient penalty is the structural lever.
Reasonable protein quality. pork liver delivers solid amino acid coverage.
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
AAFCO feeding trial substantiation for not stated.
Contains guar gum. Emerging microbiome data on emulsifiers; no canine clinical evidence. Minor penalty in canned food..
Contains added sugar. Nutritionally unjustifiable in any complete dog diet..
- Bottom 4% for fat quality in Hill's Prescription Diet's lineup (6/16)
- Top quartile for protein quality in Hill's Prescription Diet's lineup (18.5/27)
- Bottom 4% for DMB protein in grain-inclusive wet foods (19.4%)
Computed against the rest of our catalog. Percentiles refresh on each catalog update.
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Surfaced from a vector similarity search across 3,491 scored dog foods. How this works.
Wet and fresh foods contain more water than kibble (typically 65-78%). On a dry-matter basis, this food's protein content is roughly 19%, comparable to premium kibble (typically 30-45% DMB protein).
Read why each ingredient is good or bad for dogs.
- 1water
Just water. Counted on the label of any wet or fresh food. The number tells you the moisture content.
- 2protein animalpork liver
Organ meat. Dense in B vitamins, iron, and vitamin A. Among the most nutritious ingredients on any label.
Position 2. Named organ meat this high is a strong build choice. Concentrated source of taurine, glutamine, and B-vitamins.
- 3grainrice
Generic rice. Could be white or brown, the label doesn't say. Brown rice would be specified if it were.
Position 3: major carbohydrate source.
- 4vegetablecarrots
Real vegetable. Fiber, beta-carotene, and a small amount of antioxidant value.
Position 4: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.
- 5protein animalchicken
Real meat. Primary protein source, with the amino acid profile dogs actually evolved to eat.
Position 5: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.
- 6corn starch
Position 6: supporting grain. Smaller contribution to the carb deck.
- 7sugar
Added sugar. No nutritional purpose for dogs. Most often found in budget semi-moist foods. See why →
- 8dextrose
- 9egg whites
Position 9: supporting protein. Modest contribution to total protein weight.
- 10hydrolyzed chicken flavor
Hydrolyzed chicken used as a palatability enhancer. Real ingredient, tiny inclusion, no quality signal either way.
- 11soybean oil
Plant oil. High in omega-6, which is required but commonly oversupplied. Fine in moderation.
Position 11: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.
- 12potassium alginate
- 13calcium chloride
- 14ground pecan shells
- 15fatflaxseed
Plant source of omega-3. Helpful for skin and coat, though dogs absorb omega-3 from fish more efficiently.
Position 15: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.
- 16supplementginger
Real spice. Some anti-nausea evidence in humans, but the dose in kibble is small. Mostly for flavor.
- 17fiberdried beet pulp
Soluble fiber from sugar-beet processing. Sometimes treated as a filler, but it's actually one of the better fiber sources in kibble. See why →
- 18fiberguar gum
Thickener common in wet food. Emerging research on emulsifiers and the gut microbiome, but no smoking gun in dogs yet. See why →
- 19dried citrus pulp
- 20potassium citrate
Source of potassium. Sometimes added in urinary-support formulas to help manage urine pH.
- 21monosodium phosphate
Mineral source and preservative. Standard inclusion at small doses.
- 22supplementl-lysine
Essential amino acid. Plant-protein-heavy formulas sometimes add it to round out the amino acid profile.
- 23mineralsodium tripolyphosphate
Preservative and texture agent in wet food. Functional at small doses, not a major concern, but some brands avoid it.
- 24calcium lactate
Calcium source from lactic acid fermentation. Functional, well-tolerated.
- 25calcium gluconate
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