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Overall, Hill's Science Diet Adult Hairball Control Ocean Fish Entrée is a significantly below average cat food, earning
3 out of a possible 10 paws based on its nutritional analysis and ingredient list. For more information on our cat food analysis techniques, please click here.
Ingredient Analysis
When evaluating a cat food, the first five ingredients can tell you a lot about the quality of a product as they make up the bulk of the product.
Ideally, you're looking for quality protein sources with a minimum of cheap starches, fillers or by-products. Continuing down the
ingredient list, look for ingredients that resemble real food with a minimal number of unpronounceable chemicals - the same as you would for human food.
Note - a bolded ingredient in the above tables indicates it is one of the first five ingredients listed by the product manufacturer.
Although not the first product listed (which is the most plentiful), Hill's Science Diet Adult Hairball Control Ocean Fish Entrée
does contain with its top ingredients pork liver and tuna which are considered quality protein sources.
However, this product also lists pork by-products within its top ingredients. By-products are typically
considered inferior, lesser quality ingredients.
Please also be aware that this product contains guar gum and carrageenan, which
are additives that some experts claim may be possible contributors
to certain medical conditions in cats.
Allergen alert:
This product contains tuna, corn starch, whole grain corn and soybean oil which may
be problematic for cats who suffer from seafood, corn or soy food allergies.
In general, cats have been shown to do better with a higher protein, medium fat, lower carb diet with sufficient moisture. However, specialty diets as recommended by your
veterinarian may prioritize a different nutritional breakdown.
Calorie Breakdown
Using the calculations provided by the AAFCO,
Hill's Science Diet Adult Hairball Control Ocean Fish Entrée has approximately
115 calories per 100g (33 calories/ounce),
which is considerably more calories compared to the average of the other wet cat foods in the CatFoodDB.
All the product information on this page is based on data collected from
the manufacturer's product website as retrieved on
October 31, 2021.
The authoritative source for ingredient lists and nutritional analysis for any pet food is always the pet food manufacturer.
Ingredients
Ingredients as published by the cat food manufacturer:
Nutritional information as published by the cat food manufacturer.*
Protein:(min)
10.7%
Fat:(min)
6.4%
Fiber:(max)
2.7%
Carbs:(est)
6.7%
Ash:(est)
1.8%
Moisture:(max)
71.7%
Dry Matter Analysis
The manufacturer's published guaranteed analysis values normalized for moisture content.
Protein:(min)
38%
Fat:(min)
23%
Fiber:(max)
10%
Carbs:(est)
24%
Ash:(est)
6%
Calories:(est)
115/100g
*Note that nutritional percentages reported are only estimated values, and are indicated as such as (est). Each cat food
manufacturer is required by law to publish a Guaranteed Analysis, which defines each product's maximum values of fiber and moisture in
addition to the minimum values of protein and fat contained within. Optionally, manufacturers may also publish a product's ash content. When they are not published
an average of 3% ash for wet food, and 6% ash for dry food, will be used.
Because exact nutritional percentages are not
available and all calculated values (including carbohydrate percentages and calorie amounts) are determined
using these minimum and maximum published values and therefore may differ from actual values. Any other manufacturer published values in a product's
Guaranteed Analysis is done at the manufacture's discretion, and is not used in any of the calculations done by CatFoodDB.
Although a high score may be indicative of a higher-quality product it is not a guarantee. Similarly, a low score may or may not
indicate an inferior product. The best food for your cat is the one that meets their
individual needs.
