Hill's Science Plan

Hill's Science Plan Adult 1+ Perfect Weight Large review

Name: Hill's Science Plan Adult 1+ Perfect Weight Large
Brand: Hill's Science Plan

56/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A weight-control kibble for the big dog who has outgrown the collar, in our Good band. Energy is held to 317 kcal per 100g against the 357 typical of adult dry food, with fibre pushed up to 11.9% so a measured bowl still fills. The meat leads the list, and the bulk behind it is where the questions sit.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large adults carrying too much for their frame
Dogs that beg between meals
Keeping protein up while calories come down, at 25.1% declared
Mature and older dogs alike; the label covers both
Owners who want the birds named and first on the list

Worth watching

Cellulose, a purified fibre that adds volume and nothing else
Maize protein meal lifts the protein figure, so not all of it is bird
Wheat and an unnamed digest and animal fat, which rule it out for an exclusion trial

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

How this scores

How we score

56/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adult and senior dogs. On a weight plan, portion for the dog you want to see and weigh the food on scales.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Adult 1+ Perfect Weight Large 56.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

On the analysis alone this is a well aimed weight recipe; what holds the score back is how the bulk is made.

What's in it

Chicken and turkey mealchicken 10%, poultry 15%Both birds named, and the meal went in dried, so the figure survives into the kibble.
Maize
Maize protein mealA concentrated plant protein doing real work behind the 25.1%.
Pea bran mealA proper food fibre.
Wheat, broken rice
CelluloseIndigestible by design. It lets a hungry dog have a full bowl on a reduced ration.
DigestNo species given.
Dried tomato pomace, flaxseedPomace is mostly more fibre; flaxseed brings plant omega 3.
Animal fat, dried beet pulpThe fat has no species named.
Coconut oil, minerals, dried carrotscoconut oil 2.2%Coconut oil is largely medium chain fatty acids.

Iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc at 131 mg and selenium, each dosed in print per kilo.

Named ingredients

Chicken and turkey meal (chicken 10%; total poultry 15%), maize, maize protein meal, pea bran meal, wheat, broken rice, cellulose, digest, dried tomato pomace, flaxseed, animal fat, dried beet pulp, coconut oil (2.2%), minerals, dried carrots.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

316.6 kcal/100g

Protein

25.1%

Fat

11%

Fibre

11.9%

Ash

5.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.3%

Fat

12%

Fibre

12.9%

Ash

Carbs

41.8%

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

36.9%

Carbs

58.1%

Veg

0.8%

Oils

2.4%

Other

1.8%

Pricing & size