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Hill's Science Diet Adult 7+ Small & Toy Breed Youthful Vitality Chicken & Vegetable Stew Canned Dog Food is hot extruded (which means it's processed under extreme heat and pressure) and made with feed grade ingredients, which are unfit for human consumption. It contains 28 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 2 anti-nutrients including Green Peas and Soybean Oil (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), and it has 7 other sketchy ingredients, including Dried Citrus Pulp and Natural Flavors. Many consider this food to be inconvenient, because it requires clean-up.

Warning Due to this being a grain-free food that contains legumes or potatoes this Hill's Science Diet recipe may be implicated in the FDA's ongoing investigation into diet-related Dilated Cardiomyopathy (or DCM), a potentially fatal heart condition.

Read our article about Grain Free Foods And Heart Failure
Hill's Science Diet
  • Air-Dried
  • Human Grade
  • All-Natural
  • No Anti-Nutrients
  • No Sketchy Ingredients
  • No Prep
  • No Clean-up
  • Canned Wet
  • Feed Grade
  • 28 Synthetics
  • 2 Anti-Nutrients
  • 7 Sketchy Ingredients
  • Prep required
  • Clean-up required
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Hill's Science Diet Adult 7+ Small & Toy Breed Youthful Vitality Chicken & Vegetable Stew Canned Dog Food
Family-owned Owned by Colgate-Palmolive
Human Grade Feed Grade
Air-Dried Canned Under Extreme Heat And Pressure
No Anti-Nutrients
2 Anti-Nutrients:
Green peas, Soybean oil
All-Natural
28 Synthetics:
Potassium alginate, Calcium chloride, Choline chloride, Vitamins (vitamin e supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin c), Thiamine mononitrate, Niacin supplement, Calcium pantothenate, Vitamin a supplement, Vitamin b12 supplement, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Riboflavin supplement, Folic acid, Vitamin d3 supplement), Dicalcium phosphate, Monosodium phosphate, Calcium lactate, Calcium gluconate, Lipoic acid, Sodium tripolyphosphate, Magnesium oxide, Taurine, Minerals (zinc oxide, Ferrous sulfate, Manganese sulfate, Copper sulfate, Calcium iodate), L-carnitine
Nothing sketchy
7 Other Sketchy Ingredients:
Rice starch, Chicken liver flavor, Powdered cellulose, Guar gum, Dried tomato pomace, Dried citrus pulp, Natural flavors
No Prep Required Prep Required
No Clean-up Required Clean-up Required
Ingredients:
USDA Beef, Beef Liver, Beef Bone, Pumpkin, Millet, Wild Salmon Oil, Sunflower Oil, Kale, Flaxseed, Zucchini, Sea Salt, Parsely, Kelp, Chicory Root, Turmeric, Mixed Tocopherols, Ginger, Selenium Yeast, Blueberries, Carrots, Apples, Tomatoes, Shiitake Mushrooms, Broccoli, Oranges, Cranberries, Spinach, Beets, Tart Cherries, Strawberries
Ingredients:
Chicken Broth, Chicken, Pork Liver, Rice, Carrots, Rice Starch, Green Peas, Dextrose, Egg Product, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Chicken Liver Flavor, Hydrolyzed Chicken Liver, Potassium Alginate, Powdered Cellulose, Calcium Chloride, Flaxseed, Choline Chloride, Guar Gum, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Fish Oil, Dried Tomato Pomace, Dried Citrus Pulp, Dicalcium Phosphate, Monosodium Phosphate, Spinach, Calcium Lactate, Calcium Gluconate, Lipoic Acid, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Taurine, minerals (Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate), L-Carnitine, Natural Flavors.
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