Hill's Science Plan

Hill's Science Plan Light Small & Mini Adult Dog Food with Chicken review

Name: Hill's Science Plan Light Small & Mini Adult Dog Food with Chicken
Brand: Hill's Science Plan

55.9/100Good

DryAdult

A weight-control kibble for little dogs that trades fat for fibre, with energy at 312 kcal per 100 grams against the 357 of a typical adult dry food. Protein stays decent for a light recipe at 25.8% of dry matter. Cellulose does much of the bulking. It sits in our Good band and is a practical everyday choice for a small dog carrying a bit extra.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and toy breed adults who need to lose a little
Dogs who beg between meals, as the fibre fills a bowl without much energy
Owners who want the poultry named and quantified
An unsettled small gut, helped by the ActivBiome+ prebiotic blend

Worth watching

Cellulose is processed plant fibre, doing nothing beyond bulk
Wheat second on the list

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

How this scores

How we score

55.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult dogs. On a weight plan the daily amount should keep coming down as the waistline does.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Light Small & Mini Adult Dog Food with Chicken 55.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It does its stated job competently and nothing remarkable beyond it; wheat, maize and cellulose are the company that holds the meat back.

What's in it

Chicken and turkey meal17% poultry, 11% chickenAlready dried, so the percentage still counts after cooking.
WheatA lot of it, and the cereal dogs most often struggle with.
Pea bran mealPart of the fibre lift.
Maize, maize protein meal, broken rice
DigestUnnamed.
CellulosePurified plant fibre, near enough indigestible. The standard tool for bulk.
Animal fat, vegetable oilNeither source is named.
Dried beet pulp, flaxseedBeet pulp makes some of the bulk fermentable.
Oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides (ActivBiome+)0.6%The prebiotic half feeds the bacteria in the large intestine.
Tomato pomace, citrus pulp, spinach powder

Zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium each dosed in print, with a natural antioxidant.

Named ingredients

Chicken and turkey meal (chicken 11%; total poultry 17%), wheat, pea bran meal, maize, maize protein meal, digest, broken rice, cellulose, animal fat, dried beet pulp, vegetable oil, minerals, flaxseed, oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides, dried tomato pomace, dried citrus pulp, spinach powder. ActivBiome+ Multi Benefit prebiotic blend (0.6%): Oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides.

Against the range

One light kibble for small adult dogs. Chicken and turkey meal leads, with chicken at 11% inside 17% total poultry, and wheat comes second. Pea bran meal and cellulose lift crude fibre to 12.4%, and the ActivBiome+ blend adds oat bran and fructo-oligosaccharides at 0.6%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

312.3 kcal/100g

Protein

23.7%

Fat

10.3%

Fibre

12.4%

Ash

5.2%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25.8%

Fat

11.2%

Fibre

13.5%

Ash

5.7%

Carbs

43.8%

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

39.6%

Carbs

58.3%

Oils

0.8%

Other

1.2%

Pricing & size