Hill's Science Plan

Hill's Science Plan Adult 1+ Sensitive Stomach & Skin Medium review

Name: Hill's Science Plan Adult 1+ Sensitive Stomach & Skin Medium
Brand: Hill's Science Plan

55/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A poultry meal kibble for medium and large dogs whose digestion and coat both need a steady hand, sitting in our Good band. Chicken is declared at 9% inside 15% total poultry, and cereals carry the starch. For a dog that needs consistency more than novelty, it is an easy bag to keep on the shelf.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium and large adults with a delicate digestion
Owners who like their poultry named and given a figure
An older dog and a grown one eating from the same bag
Skin support built in, with zinc dosed at 133 mg per kilo

Worth watching

Chicken and turkey at the top, so not for a dog already reacting to poultry
Animal fat, digest and vegetable oil name no species
Cereal does much of the filling, at 53.4% of dry matter carbohydrate

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

How this scores

How we score

55/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and large adults and seniors. Barley is a gluten grain, so check that first if gluten is off the menu.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium, Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Adult 1+ Sensitive Stomach & Skin Medium 55.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A sensible cereal-based everyday kibble, with the fibre and mineral dosing doing the work its name promises.

What's in it

Chicken and turkey mealchicken 9%, total poultry 15%Meal has lost its water already, so the printed figure holds up in the biscuit.
Broken riceMilling fragments, cooked soft and kind to a fussy stomach.
Maize, brown rice
Maize protein mealPlant protein behind part of the protein figure.
Barley, oatsUseful fibre. Barley carries gluten.
Animal fat, digest, vegetable oilNone tied to a species. Digest is the flavour spray that wins over picky dogs.
Dried beet pulp2.5%Moderately fermentable fibre that firms a loose stool.
FlaxseedPlant omega 3. A coat takes weeks to show the difference.
Minerals
Dried eggsA compact, easily used protein.

Iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc and selenium, each with a printed dose, plus a natural antioxidant.

Three unnamed fats and digest mean this cannot anchor a strict elimination trial on its own.

Named ingredients

Chicken and turkey meal (chicken 9%; total poultry 15%), broken rice, maize, brown rice, maize protein meal, barley, oats, animal fat, digest, vegetable oil, dried beet pulp (2.5%), flaxseed, minerals, dried eggs.

Against the range

One poultry meal kibble on five cereals, with beet pulp, flaxseed and a fully dosed mineral panel answering the stomach and skin brief. Three working entries name no species.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

369.5 kcal/100g

Protein

22.3%

Fat

14%

Fibre

1.7%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

24.2%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

1.8%

Ash

5.4%

Carbs

53.4%

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

36.1%

Carbs

62.3%

Oils

1.2%

Other

0.4%

Pricing & size