Hill's Science Plan

Hill's Science Plan Mature Adult 7+ Light Medium review

Name: Hill's Science Plan Mature Adult 7+ Light Medium
Brand: Hill's Science Plan

39.4/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A light senior kibble for medium dogs that holds calories down without leaving the bowl bare. Energy runs at 313 kcal per 100g against the 357 typical of adult dry food, and cellulose is how it gets there. It lands in our Average band, a reading driven by the cereal base.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium dogs of seven and up who need the calories reined in
An older dog quietly getting rounder on the same portion
Dogs that beg between meals: fibre at 12.1% makes a portion sit heavier for longer
Joint ingredients as standard, pork cartilage and crustacean shell hydrolysate both listed
Trace minerals printed as doses, zinc at 133 mg per kilo

Worth watching

Chicken is only 9%, inside 15% poultry meal, so meat is not the bulk of the recipe
Maize and wheat lead, which matters for a dog that has reacted to either
Animal fat and digest name no animal, a gap for a strict elimination plan

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

How this scores

How we score

39.4/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium adults and seniors. Expect a bigger scoop than standard kibble, 240 grams a day for a 15kg dog, and feed a dog being slimmed to its waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Mature Adult 7+ Light Medium 39.4

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The cereal base sets this score, while the calorie control it is built for is done properly and printed plainly.

What's in it

Maize, wheatCereal carries the structure.
Chicken and turkey mealchicken 9%, total poultry 15%Already dry, so it carries more protein than the same share of fresh meat.
CellulosePurified plant fibre with bulk and almost no energy. The clearest sign this is a real light diet.
Pea bran meal
Digest, animal fatNo species named, the weakest point on the label.
Dried beet pulpA fermentable fibre most guts get on with.
Flaxseed, vegetable oilFlaxseed is the plant omega source.
Minerals
Oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides (ActivBiome+)0.6%Feeds the bacteria a dog already has.
Pork cartilage, crustacean shell hydrolysateChondroitin and glucosamine sources, not dosed in print.

Iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc and selenium, each dosed per kilo, with a natural antioxidant.

Crustacean shell is on the list, which matters for a dog with a shellfish allergy.

Named ingredients

Maize, wheat, chicken and turkey meal (chicken 9%; total poultry 15%), cellulose, pea bran meal, digest, animal fat, dried beet pulp, flaxseed, vegetable oil, minerals, oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides, pork cartilage (source of chondroitin sulphate), crustacean shell hydrolysate (source of glucosamine). ActivBiome+ Multi Benefit prebiotic blend (0.6%): Oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides.

Against the range

A cereal-based light diet. Maize and wheat open the list, cellulose sits fourth to bulk the bowl, and a combined chicken and turkey meal at 15% total poultry is the meat. Fat is held to 10.4% and energy to 313 kcal per 100g.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

313 kcal/100g

Protein

17.5%

Fat

10.4%

Fibre

12.1%

Ash

4.8%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

19%

Fat

11.3%

Fibre

13.2%

Ash

5.2%

Carbs

51.3%

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

20.4%

Carbs

71.6%

Oils

1.8%

Other

6.2%

Pricing & size