Hill's Science Diet Tender Tuna Dinner
Cat Food · scored by FurMetric
This wet cat food leads with named proteins like tuna, chicken, and pork liver, and includes taurine and fish oil for feline health. However, added sugar, wheat fillers, menadione, and caramel coloring hold it back from a top score.
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 Tuna 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 and gluten — low-value plant fillers
- Dextrose — unnecessary added sugar
- Menadione — controversial synthetic vitamin K
- Caramel color — cosmetic additive, no benefit
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Named proteins up top — tuna, chicken, pork liver first
- Taurine — essential for cat health
- Fish oil — omega-3 source
- Protein adequacy — strong dry-matter protein level
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