Hill's Science Plan

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

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

43.8/100Average

DryAdult

A fish-led, grain-free kibble for medium adults, in our Average band because the starch side is so large. As an everyday food for a dog that cannot tolerate the familiar meats, it does what it set out to do.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium adults that react to the everyday meats
Owners keeping their dog off cereal
Dull or itchy skin, with salmon meal and flaxseed putting omega 3 into the bowl
Anyone who finds a short list easier to trust

Worth watching

Animal fat and digest with no species, so the list is short but not fully closed
Carbohydrate estimated at 55.5% of dry matter against 46.2% for typical adult dry food
Pea protein in the 19.9% protein figure, so not all of it is fish

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

How this scores

How we score

43.8/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium adults. Hypoallergenic is a design claim, so on a formal exclusion trial, raise the unnamed fat and digest with your vet.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Hypoallergenic Medium Adult Dog Food with Salmon 43.8

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A specialist recipe measured on a general scale: the starch side is what holds it down, and nothing in the analysis is out of order for a healthy adult.

What's in it

Dried potatoes21%
Potato starchHolds a grain-free kibble in shape.
Dried peasSome fibre with the starch.
Salmon meal9%The only named animal. Already dried, so concentrated fish with marine omega 3.
Pea proteinAdds to the protein figure from the plant side.
Animal fat, digestNo species on either. The digest is what makes the kibble worth finishing.
Vegetable oil, minerals
Dried beet pulpFermentable fibre for a gut with a history of upsets.
FlaxseedPlant omega 3 behind the fish.
Dried carrots, tomato pomace, citrus pulp, spinach powderSmall antioxidant additions.

Energy at 370 kcal per 100 grams, above the 357 of a typical adult dry food.

Named ingredients

Dried potatoes (21%), potato starch, dried peas, salmon meal (9%), pea protein, animal fat, digest, vegetable oil, minerals, dried beet pulp, flaxseed, dried carrots, dried tomato pomace, dried citrus pulp, spinach powder.

Against the range

A grain-free kibble built on subtraction: one named animal, salmon meal at 9%, on a plant base of dried potatoes, potato starch, dried peas and pea protein. No chicken, beef, lamb or dairy anywhere on the label.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

370 kcal/100g

Protein

19.9%

Fat

14.2%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

4.8%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

21.6%

Fat

15.4%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

5.2%

Carbs

55.5%

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

13.8%

Carbs

78.6%

Veg

0.6%

Oils

5.3%

Other

1.6%

Pricing & size