Hill's® Science Diet® Urinary Hairball Control Adult Dry Cat Food - Chicken

Overall Score: 88/100

Ingredients

Chicken (protein)
Whole Grain Wheat (other)
Corn Protein Meal (other)
Powdered Cellulose (fiber)
Chicken Fat (protein)
Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
Brewers Rice (carbohydrate)
Chicken Liver Flavor (protein)
Egg Product (protein)
Chicken Meal (protein)
Dried Beet Pulp (fiber)
Soybean Oil (fat)
Lactic Acid (other)
Calcium Sulfate (other)
Fish Oil (protein)
Choline Chloride (vitamin)
Potassium Chloride (mineral)
L–Lysine (other)
Flaxseed (fat)
Taurine (additive)
DL–Methionine (other)
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) (other)
Potassium Citrate (other)
Iodized Salt (other)
Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite) (other)
L–Carnitine (other)
L–Tryptophan (other)
Mixed Tocopherols for freshness (other)
Natural Flavors (additive)
Beta–Carotene (other)

Wheat Gluten (medium concern): Like corn gluten meal, wheat gluten serves as an inexpensive plant protein that inflates the total protein percentage. It was also at the center of the 2007 pet food recall when melamine-contaminated wheat gluten from China caused widespread kidney failure in pets.
Sodium Selenite (low concern): Sodium selenite is an inorganic form of selenium with a narrower safety margin than organic forms (such as selenium yeast). It has lower bioavailability and higher potential for toxicity at elevated levels compared to organic selenium sources. Some premium pet foods use selenium yeast instead as a safer alternative.

Dry food, with grains, for the adult life stage.