Hill's Science Plan

Hill's Science Plan Adult 1-5 Light Large review

Name: Hill's Science Plan Adult 1-5 Light Large
Brand: Hill's Science Plan

47.1/100Average

DryAdult

Hill's Science Plan Adult 1-5 Light Large rebuilds a large breed recipe around fibre, and that is where the fullness in this light diet comes from. Energy is held to 312 kcal per 100g against the 357 a typical adult dry food carries. It lands in our Average band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed adults on a weight plan
Dogs who beg between meals: crude fibre at 12.3% keeps them feeling fed
Owners who like a number against the bird, with chicken at 9% and total poultry at 14%
Big dogs with some wear in the joints. Pork cartilage and crustacean shell hydrolysate are both on the list

Worth watching

Cellulose, there for fullness and not nourishment
Wheat behind the pea bran, and two fats listed without a source
Crustacean shell on the list, so not shellfish free

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

47.1/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed adults. High fibre means bigger and more frequent stools, so a dog with a fixed toilet routine may need an extra garden trip.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Adult 1-5 Light Large 47.1

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A purified fibre and two unnamed fats cost it on the recipe side, while the analysis does exactly what a light large breed food is meant to do.

What's in it

Pea bran mealThe fibrous outer coat of the pea, not the whole pea. Bulk with very little energy.
Chicken and turkey meal14%Chicken printed at 9%. A dried meal concentrates protein, not water.
Maize, wheat, broken riceWheat is the grain most often blamed when a dog stops agreeing with its dinner.
Maize protein meal, digestPlant protein.
CellulosePurified plant fibre, effectively indigestible. Fills a dog up for almost no calories.
Dried beet pulp
Vegetable oil, animal fatNeither names a source, so the food cannot anchor an exclusion trial.
Minerals, flaxseedFlaxseed for plant omega 3.
Oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides0.6%The ActivBiome+ prebiotic blend.
Pork cartilage, crustacean shell hydrolysateChondroitin and glucosamine, with no dose printed.

Trace minerals dosed in print, zinc at 132 mg and iron at 75.2 mg per kilo, preserved with a natural antioxidant.

Named ingredients

Pea bran meal, chicken and turkey meal (chicken 9%; total poultry 14%), maize, wheat, broken rice, maize protein meal, digest, cellulose, dried beet pulp, vegetable oil, animal fat, minerals, flaxseed, oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides, pork cartilage (source of chondroitin sulphate), crustacean shell hydrolysate (source of glucosamine). ActivBiome+ Multi Benefit prebiotic blend (0.6%): Oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides.

Against the range

A single recipe. Pea bran meal leads and cellulose sits mid-list, lifting crude fibre to 13.4% of dry matter. Chicken and turkey meal follows with chicken at 9% and total poultry at 14%, then maize, wheat and broken rice for the starch.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

312.5 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

9.5%

Fibre

12.3%

Ash

5.2%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

10.3%

Fibre

13.4%

Ash

5.7%

Carbs

45.6%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

25.8%

Carbs

72.4%

Oils

0.6%

Other

1.2%

Pricing & size