Hill's Science Diet Tender Chicken Dinner Adult 1-6
Cat Food · scored by FurMetric
A wet food led by named proteins like chicken and pork liver with solid dry-matter protein and added taurine. Points lost for wheat fillers, added dextrose, and unnecessary caramel color.
How our scores compare · 100–75 Excellent, 74–50 Fair, below 50 Poor
How we got this score
Read from: a photo of this product’s label. See the label photo
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 · formulated to AAFCO profiles
“Hill's Science Diet Adult Tender Chicken Dinner is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles 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.
- Wheat flour & gluten — grain fillers high in list
- Caramel color — cosmetic artificial dye
- Dextrose — added sugar unnecessary for cats
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Named proteins — chicken and pork liver up top
- Fish oil — omega-3 source
- Added taurine — essential for cats
- Dry-matter protein — ~39% protein species-appropriate
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