Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Weight Management + Joint Adult Wet Cat Food

Dry food for cats · Adult · by Hill's Prescription Diet

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What to watch for

• Dextrose Moderate risk
  A simple sugar. Dogs have no dietary need for added sugar; it adds calories and is mainly there to make food more appealing.
• Sugar Moderate risk
  Table sugar. Dogs have no dietary need for added sugar; it adds calories and is mainly there to make food more appealing.
• Menadione sodium bisulfite complex Moderate risk
  A synthetic form of vitamin K (K3). EFSA concluded it is safe for dogs at the levels used in feed, but it is flagged as a precaution: it is a synthetic form not used in human supplements, and natural vitamin K1 is an alternative.
• Tuna Low risk
  Named fish protein. Large predatory fish such as tuna carry more mercury than small fish, so it is better as an occasional ingredient than a daily staple.
• Wheat gluten Low risk
  Wheat protein used to bind wet foods and raise the protein number. Less complete than animal protein.
• Powdered cellulose Low risk
  Purified plant fiber used to add bulk, often in weight-control foods. Safe, but provides no nutrients.
• Coconut oil Low risk
  A highly saturated plant fat. It adds calories, and its health claims for dogs are not well supported; large amounts can upset the gut.
• Natural flavor Low risk
  Flavoring from natural sources. Normally safe, but the term can hide which animal or plant it came from, which matters for allergies.

What it does well

• Complete & balanced
  Meets an AAFCO nutrient profile.
• Taurine added
  Cats need taurine in their diet; this label lists it.

Ingredients

Chicken Broth, Pork Liver, Carrots, Tuna, Wheat Gluten, Rice, Spinach, Powdered Cellulose, Rice Starch, Flaxseed, Dried Tomato Pomace, Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor, Coconut Oil, Potassium Alginate, Fish Oil, Dextrose, Calcium Chloride, Natural Flavor, Soybean Oil, Sugar, L–Lysine, Dicalcium Phosphate, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, L–Ascorbyl–2–Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Calcium Lactate, Calcium Gluconate, Monosodium Phosphate, Taurine, Guar Gum, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, minerals (Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate), L–Carnitine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Beta–Carotene.

Guaranteed analysis

What the label cannot tell you

• Ingredient order is by weight before cooking; fresh meat counts water.
• Mineral levels are not printed on this label.

Sizes and barcodes

• Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Weight Management + Joint Adult Wet Cat Food - 2.9 oz UPC 052742086583

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Score version 2026.11.6 · Page updated 2026-11-03