Hill's Science Plan

Hill's Science Plan Adult 1+ Healthy Mobility Large review

Name: Hill's Science Plan Adult 1+ Healthy Mobility Large
Brand: Hill's Science Plan

39/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A food for big dogs whose joints have started to matter, built on omega 3 instead of a supplement blend. It sits in our Average band. Fish oil is declared at 1.8% with flaxseed just ahead of it, while the meat share is modest at 7% chicken and 11% total poultry.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large adults and older dogs, with joint-minded feeding built into the everyday meal
Owners who want the omega source named and given a figure
Big dogs carrying a shade more than their frame wants. Fat is declared at 12.9%
One bag for a mature adult and a senior
Trace minerals each printed with a figure

Worth watching

No glucosamine or chondroitin dose printed; the joint help is the fish oil and flaxseed
Fish oil on the list, so not for a dog kept away from fish
Wheat and maize open the list, with carbohydrate at an estimated 57.2% of dry matter
Protein at 19.7%, gentle for a large dog in hard work

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

How this scores

How we score

39/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adults and seniors. A big dog eats well beyond a 15kg portion, so take the first week from the bag's table and let condition steer you after that.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Adult 1+ Healthy Mobility Large 39.0

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The distance from the middle of the dry shelf comes from how little of the bowl is animal, not from anything a large dog would object to.

What's in it

WheatFirst, which sets the shape of the kibble.
Maize
Chicken and turkey meal11%Chicken 7% within it. Already dried, so little is lost in cooking.
DigestThe palatant that makes a lean kibble worth eating. Unusually high, and no animal named.
Animal fatNo species, so the label cannot be read as poultry only.
Maize protein meal
Flaxseed, fish oil1.8% for the fish oilThe mobility case: marine omega 3 in a daily helping.
Vegetable oil, minerals
Pea bran mealSupplies the fibre.

Each trace mineral carries a figure, zinc at 136 mg and iron at 77.8 mg per kilo among them, with a natural antioxidant as the preservative.

Named ingredients

Wheat, maize, chicken and turkey meal (chicken 7%; total poultry 11%), digest, animal fat, maize protein meal, flaxseed, fish oil (1.8%), vegetable oil, minerals, pea bran meal.

Against the range

One cereal-led kibble for large adults and seniors. Wheat and maize open the list, chicken and turkey meal follows at 11% total poultry, and the mobility case rests on fish oil and flaxseed. Digest and animal fat name no animal.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

361.2 kcal/100g

Protein

19.7%

Fat

12.9%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

4.4%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

21.4%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

4.8%

Carbs

57.2%

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

66.2%

Oils

Other

Pricing & size