Hill's Science Plan

Hill's Science Plan Mature Adult 7+ Small & Mini review

Name: Hill's Science Plan Mature Adult 7+ Small & Mini
Brand: Hill's Science Plan

36.3/100Average

DryAdultSenior

An Average small-bite kibble for older small dogs, and more changes from the standard mature recipe than the kibble size. Four cereals and rices come before the meat, poultry stops at 11%, and no joint supplement appears. Bags start at 1.5kg, which suits a little dog that works slowly through one.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and mini breeds of seven and over, on a kibble shaped for a small mouth
One little dog. A 1.5kg bag is finished long before its fat can go stale
Older small dogs that pick at their food; digest is there to make each piece worth chasing
A fully dosed mineral panel, zinc at 139 mg and iron at 79.4 mg per kilo
A named prebiotic in print, the ActivBiome+ blend at 0.6%

Worth watching

Wheat opens the list, and grain is the substance of the recipe
Total poultry at 11%, chicken at 7%: a small named meat share
No glucosamine or chondroitin, so a stiff little dog needs joint support alongside
Unnamed animal fat and digest, which rule out a strict elimination trial

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

How this scores

How we score

36.3/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small and mini dogs of seven and over. Nearly every dog eating it is well under 15kg, so begin with the label's own table and let the waistline settle it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Mature Adult 7+ Small & Mini 36.3

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A band below the typical adult dry food on composition alone; it is made to a tight specification and plenty of small seniors eat it happily.

What's in it

Wheat, broken rice, brown rice, maizeThe opening four places. Broken rice is rice fractured in milling; brown rice keeps its bran.
Chicken and turkey meal11% poultry, 7% chickenThe only meat. Dried before mixing, and protein lands at 18.8% of dry matter.
DigestPalatant sprayed on the kibble, source unnamed.
Barley, oats
Animal fatThe main fat. It names no animal.
Dried beet pulp, flaxseed, vegetable oilFlaxseed carries plant omega 3.
Minerals
Oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides0.6%The ActivBiome+ prebiotic blend.
Dried tomato pomace, dried citrus pulp, spinach powderAntioxidant sources, no nutritional weight.

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

No joint ingredient on the list. For a stiff older dog, add a supplement alongside.

Named ingredients

Wheat, broken rice, brown rice, maize, chicken and turkey meal (chicken 7%; total poultry 11%), digest, barley, oats, animal fat, dried beet pulp, flaxseed, vegetable oil, minerals, 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

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

366.3 kcal/100g

Protein

17.3%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

4.9%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

18.8%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

5.3%

Carbs

58.1%

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

10.4%

Carbs

88.5%

Oils

0.7%

Other

0.4%

Pricing & size