Hill's Science Plan

Hill's Science Plan Perfect Weight & Active Mobility Small & Mini Dry Dog Food Chicken review

Name: Hill's Science Plan Perfect Weight & Active Mobility Small & Mini Dry Dog Food Chicken
Brand: Hill's Science Plan

56.7/100Good

DryAdultSenior

The little dog version of a slimming kibble, and it sits in our Good band. Fibre does the work here: at 13.3% it lets a small ration fill a small stomach. On a terrier one extra kilo tells the same story as five on a labrador, so that matters. Both joint ingredients come from sources the label names.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and mini adults who have rounded out
An ageing small dog, as the label runs through the senior years too
Little dogs whose back legs have begun to complain. Pork cartilage supplies chondroitin and crustacean shell the glucosamine
Owners who want the food to do the filling, with energy at 321 kcal per 100g against a median of 357
Dogs on a short leash for treats. A lean recipe leaves a little room for them

Worth watching

Maize gluten meal third on the list, plant protein that lifts the printed figure
Wheat second, and fish oil at 1.9%, so neither a cereal-free nor a fish free bowl
Glucosamine from crustacean shells, which matters for a dog that reacts to shellfish

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

How this scores

How we score

56.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed adults and seniors. On a diet, let the target weight your vet sets decide the daily scoop.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Perfect Weight & Active Mobility Small & Mini Dry Dog Food Chicken 56.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A genuinely lean analysis and an ordinary ingredient list cancel each other out, which is a perfectly good place for a slimming food to land.

What's in it

Chicken and turkey meal13%Chicken pinned at 8%. Meal is dried before it goes in, so the figure holds through to the bowl.
Wheat
Maize gluten mealConcentrated plant protein that lifts the printed figure without more meat. The one to watch on a dog whose skin flares at every change.
Pea bran meal, maize
DigestThe flavour layer. No animal named.
Dried tomato pomace, cellulose, dried beet pulpThe fibre load. Cellulose is a purified powder, and it is what lets a smaller ration satisfy.
Flaxseed, coconut oil, vegetable oilVegetable oil unnamed.
Fish oil1.9%Omega 3.
Minerals, animal fat, dried carrotsAnimal fat names no animal.
Pork cartilage, crustacean shell hydrolysateChondroitin and glucosamine. No dose printed, so read them as everyday support.

A fully declared mineral panel: zinc at 126 mg, iron at 72 mg, copper at 7.1 mg and iodine at 1.8 mg per kilogram.

Glucosamine from crustacean shell: check before feeding a dog that reacts to shellfish.

Named ingredients

Chicken and turkey meal (chicken 8%; total poultry 13%), wheat, maize gluten meal, pea bran meal, maize, digest, dried tomato pomace, cellulose, dried beet pulp, flaxseed, coconut oil, vegetable oil, fish oil (1.9%), minerals, animal fat, dried carrots, pork cartilage (source of chondroitin sulphate), crustacean shell hydrolysate (source of glucosamine).

Against the range

One recipe. Chicken and turkey meal opens the list at 13% total poultry, with wheat and maize gluten meal close behind. Fibre is pushed to 13.3% as fed from pea bran, tomato pomace, beet pulp and cellulose, and the joint support comes from pork cartilage and crustacean shell.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

321.2 kcal/100g

Protein

25.5%

Fat

13%

Fibre

13.3%

Ash

5.4%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.7%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

14.5%

Ash

5.9%

Carbs

37.8%

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

39.5%

Carbs

55.1%

Veg

1.7%

Oils

2.4%

Other

1.4%

Pricing & size