Hill's Science Diet Adult Urinary Hairball Control Chicken & Rice Recipe
Cat Food · scored by FurMetric
This chicken-first dry food provides named poultry, added taurine, fish oil, and natural tocopherol preservation. However, plant fillers like wheat, corn protein meal, and cellulose rank high and fiber is elevated.
How our scores compare · 100–75 Excellent, 74–50 Fair, below 50 Poor
How we got this score
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Checked: by a person against the label photo, October 2026.
Scored October 2026: Everyone sees this same score. It changes only if the recipe or our reading of the label is corrected.
The label says: complete & balanced for adult maintenance · AAFCO feeding trials
“Animal feeding tests using AAFCO procedures substantiate that Hill's Science Diet Adult Urinary Hairball Control Chicken & Rice Recipe provides complete and balanced nutrition for maintenance of adult cats.”
How the score works: our method. It describes the label, not your pet — ask your vet about your pet's diet.
What hurt the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- fillers in top 5 — wheat, corn meal, cellulose rank high
- powdered cellulose — low-value fiber bulking agent
- high crude fiber — 11% fiber is elevated
- moderate protein level — 29.5% low-ish for cats
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- chicken first ingredient — named animal protein leads list
- added taurine — essential for feline heart health
- fish oil and flaxseed — omega-3 fatty acid sources
- mixed tocopherols — natural preservation, no artificial additives
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