Hill's Science Plan

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

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

43.8/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A slimming kibble sized for a small dog's mouth, and the label is upfront about how it gets there. Purified fibre fills the bowl so the ration stays visible while the energy drops. It sits in our Average band, because it is designed to dilute.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A small dog whose collar has been letting out a notch at a time
Small and mini adults who need fewer calories without their dinners disappearing
Little jaws. The kibble is made for them
An older small dog, as adults and seniors share the bag
Dogs fine on chicken and turkey

Worth watching

Wheat first on the list, the one thing it cannot work around for a wheat-sensitive dog
Chicken at 9% within 14% poultry, so maize protein meal carries much of the protein
Animal fat and digest with no species, and fibre high enough that some dogs take a week or two to settle

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

How this scores

How we score

43.8/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adults and seniors. Most dogs eating this are well under 15kg and on a reduced ration, so weigh the portion and track the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Perfect Weight Small & Mini Adult Dog Food with Chicken 43.8

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Take the calories out of a kibble and cereal and fibre fill the space, so the band says more about the arithmetic of slimming than about quality control.

What's in it

WheatAn inexpensive, low-fat base. Also among the cereals most often behind an itchy dog.
Maize protein mealConcentrated plant protein doing much of the lifting.
Chicken and turkey mealchicken 9%, poultry 14%Dried and concentrated, though plainly not the main event.
Pea bran meal, maize
DigestThe flavour coating that gets a low-calorie kibble eaten. No species named.
Dried tomato pomace
CellulosePurified fibre with next to no energy. It fills the bowl without feeding the dog.
FlaxseedPlant omega 3.
Animal fat, coconut oilThe animal fat names no species.
Dried beet pulp, minerals, dried carrots

Every trace mineral has a printed dose, zinc at 132mg a kilo first, with a natural antioxidant.

Named ingredients

Wheat, maize protein meal, chicken and turkey meal (chicken 9%; total poultry 14%), pea bran meal, maize, digest, dried tomato pomace, cellulose, flaxseed, animal fat, dried beet pulp, coconut oil, minerals, dried carrots.

Against the range

Wheat and maize protein meal lead, with chicken and turkey meal behind them. Cellulose, pea bran and beet pulp take crude fibre to 13.3% of dry matter, and energy comes to 316 kcal per 100g.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

315.9 kcal/100g

Protein

26.2%

Fat

11%

Fibre

12.2%

Ash

5.3%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.5%

Fat

12%

Fibre

13.3%

Ash

5.8%

Carbs

40.4%

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

19.5%

Carbs

76.7%

Veg

1.7%

Oils

0.5%

Other

1.6%

Pricing & size