Hill's Science Plan

Hill's Science Plan Hypoallergenic Adult Dog Food with Salmon review

Name: Hill's Science Plan Hypoallergenic Adult Dog Food with Salmon
Brand: Hill's Science Plan

42.6/100Average

WetAdult

The Hill's wet recipe that spells itself out, with every plant named and no cereal in the tin. It still lands in our Average band. Salmon leads at 10%, but much of what follows is plant starch and plant protein, and estimated carbohydrate reaches 51.7% of dry matter.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium adults on a limited ingredient plan, the job this tin is written for
Grain-avoiding households. Peas and potato carry the starch
Owners who want to read the bowl: every plant named, salmon declared at 10%
Dogs that need more energy from a smaller serve, at 119 kcal per 100g
Loose stools, with beet pulp and cellulose both on the list

Worth watching

Digest has no species, so salmon is not the only animal and a strict fish-only trial needs something tighter
Pea protein and potato starch mean plants supply part of the protein and most of the energy
Carbohydrate near 51.7% of dry matter, against 15.8% for the typical adult wet food
The fat is listed only as vegetable oil

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

How this scores

How we score

42.6/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium adult dogs. Hypoallergenic has no legal meaning, so if your dog is on an elimination trial, raise the unnamed digest with your vet first.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Hypoallergenic Adult Dog Food with Salmon 42.6

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The label earns its Excellent transparency, and the starch-heavy recipe is what pulls protein and processing down to Poor.

What's in it

Salmon10%Modest for a wet food, but printed. Easily digested protein and long-chain omega 3.
Dried peas, dried potatoesWhole plants, carrying fibre alongside the starch.
Pea proteinLifts the protein figure without adding meat.
Potato starchBinds and bulks.
Vegetable oilNot tied to a plant you can check.
DigestAnimal material for palatability, species not stated.
Dried carrots, minerals
Cellulose, dried beet pulpBeet pulp ferments gently; cellulose is purified fibre that does a job without feeding the dog.
Dried tomato pomace, dried citrus pulp, spinach powder

Iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc and selenium, each with a printed dose per kilo.

Digest is from an unnamed animal. Not suitable for a strict single-species elimination trial.

Named ingredients

Salmon (10%), dried peas, dried potatoes, pea protein, potato starch, vegetable oil, digest, dried carrots, minerals, cellulose, dried beet pulp, dried tomato pomace, dried citrus pulp, spinach powder.

Against the range

Salmon at 10% is the only named animal, with digest of unstated origin further down. The plant half is large: dried peas, dried potatoes, pea protein and potato starch, with no cereal anywhere. Moisture is 71.0%, dry for a tin, and energy is 119 kcal per 100g.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

119.2 kcal/100g

Protein

7.2%

Fat

4.9%

Fibre

0.6%

Ash

1.3%

Moisture

71%

Dry weight

Protein

24.8%

Fat

16.9%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

4.5%

Carbs

51.7%

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

12.7%

Added water

Carbs

77%

Veg

1.2%

Oils

2.3%

Other

0.9%

Pricing & size