Hill's Science Diet Specialty Perfect Digestion Adult 1-6 Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe
Cat Food · scored by FurMetric
A salmon-led dry cat food with named proteins, added taurine, omega-3 flaxseed, and natural preservation. Quality is dragged down by plant-protein boosters, corn, filler pecan shells, and controversial menadione.
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 ... Adult Perfect Digestion Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe provides ... [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.
- plant protein boosters — corn and potato protein inflate protein
- menadione — controversial synthetic vitamin K
- whole grain corn — low-value grain filler
- ground pecan shells — non-nutritive fiber filler
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- salmon first ingredient — named animal protein leads list
- added taurine — essential for feline health
- flaxseed — omega-3 fatty acid source
- mixed tocopherols — natural preservation system
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Barcode 052742041469 · Recalls: see recent pet food recalls