Brain Care + j/d Dog Food
Hill’slisted recordUS · Dry kibble
adultVeterinary diet
Brain Care + j/d Dog Food is a manufacturer-listed US dry dog food. Veterinary diet; follow your veterinarian’s instructions. Label facts below retain their source basis and explicit unknowns.
Label review pendingUpdated Oct 23, 2026Revision 1
This record does not recommend treatment or establish whether this diet is suitable for your dog’s medical needs.
- Standard feeding cost
- Unknownper 1,000 kcal · eligible dated offer
- Calorie density
- 3,648kcal / kg as fed
- Nutritional adequacy
- Complete dietRead the exact statement below
- Ingredient score
- 80/100Ingredient naming specificity
Suitability & adequacy
Animal feeding tests using AAFCO procedures substantiate that Hill's Prescription Diet Brain Care + j/d Dog Food provides complete and balanced nutrition for maintenance of adult dogs.
- Labelled life stages
- adult
- Large-breed growth explicitly supported
- unknown
- Substantiation method
- feeding trial
- Formulation record
- f-hills-prescription-diet-brain-care-jd-chicken-brain-care-dry-3920af1ba6c3b5c2 · effective Unknown
The label’s statement is the starting point. Individual calorie needs and medical suitability are separate questions. Choosing puppy food
Nutrition & estimates
Label minima and maxima are guarantees, not typical measured values. Dry-matter and per-calorie conversions remain estimates; they do not become laboratory results.
| Nutrient | Label value | Dry matter estimate | Per 1,000 kcal estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| proteintypical | 21.2%dry matter | 21.2 % | — |
| fattypical | 15.2%dry matter | 15.2 % | — |
| fibertypical | 2.9%dry matter | 2.9 % | — |
| moisture | Unknown | — | — |
| ash | Unknown | — | — |
| calciumtypical | 0.85%dry matter | 0.85 % | — |
| phosphorustypical | 0.6%dry matter | 0.6 % | — |
| sodiumtypical | 0.29%dry matter | 0.29 % | — |
| EPAtypical | 0.493%dry matter | 0.493 % | — |
| DHA | Unknown | — | — |
“—” means a supported conversion is unavailable or not applicable. No ash or carbohydrate value is assumed. How to read these estimates
Ingredients on the label
First ten ingredients
Listed in descending weight order when added. Water content affects rank; position alone does not show nutrient contribution. About label order.
- Brewers Rice
- Whole Grain Wheat
- Whole Grain Corn
- Flaxseed
- Chicken
- Chicken Meal
- Chicken Fat
- Soybean Meal
- Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor
- Corn Protein Meal
All remaining ingredients (24)
- Fish Oil
- Pork Liver Flavor
- Carrots
- Dried Tomato Pomace
- Dried Citrus Pulp
- Lactic Acid
- Spinach
- Calcium Carbonate
- Iodized Salt
- Lipoic Acid
- Potassium Chloride
- Choline Chloride
- vitamins
- L-Lysine
- DL-Methionine
- Taurine
- Natural Flavors
- minerals
- Dicalcium Phosphate
- Glucosamine Hydrochloride
- Mixed Tocopherols
- Chondroitin Sulfate
- L-Carnitine
- Beta-Carotene
Original label wording
Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn, Flaxseed, Chicken, Chicken Meal, Chicken Fat, Soybean Meal, Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor, Corn Protein Meal, Fish Oil, Pork Liver Flavor, Carrots, Dried Tomato Pomace, Dried Citrus Pulp, Lactic Acid, Spinach, Calcium Carbonate, Iodized Salt, Lipoic Acid, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Taurine, Natural Flavors, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Dicalcium Phosphate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Chondroitin Sulfate, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene.
- chicken
- explicit
- beef
- ambiguous
- fish
- derived
- lamb
- ambiguous
“Not listed” does not establish allergy safety. Derived ingredients and ambiguous animal sources are distinguished; cross-contact control may be unknown. Understand exclusions
Packages & buying options
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Cost is an estimate, not a feeding prescription. Conditional discounts remain separate from standard prices.
Safety checks & information gaps
No exact-match notice is displayed in this catalog. This does not mean the food is recall-free or that the recall feed is complete or current.
Check recall coverage, exact lots and official instructions
What remains unknown
- Manufacturer publication date and formulation effective date are not supplied; retrieval date is the observation date.
- Automated source extraction has not received independent veterinary or human editorial review; evidence score is unpublished.
- Catalog presence does not establish recall-free status or clinical suitability.
- Large-breed growth eligibility is unconfirmed; product naming is not used as adequacy evidence.
- As-fed moisture guarantee unavailable; dry-matter estimates from guarantees are withheld.
- Manufacturer page publishes typical dry-matter analysis, not as-fed label guarantees; no moisture value or guarantees inferred.
- Veterinary diet: manufacturer directs use with veterinarian feeding instructions; this listing does not recommend treatment.
- No variant-specific dated offers were normalized; prices and feeding costs remain unknown.
Recipe identity and formulation identity are recorded separately. The current published revision does not establish the contents of an older bag. Check its label and lot code.
Sources & dates
Manufacturer statements describe the label; they are not independent clinical findings. Check your bag for the current formulation.