Hill's Science Plan

Hill's Science Plan Puppy Large review

Name: Hill's Science Plan Puppy Large
Brand: Hill's Science Plan

64.4/100Good

DryPuppy

A Good-band puppy food built around keeping a big pup's growth steady, not quick. Calcium is printed and lands inside the range a large skeleton is reared on, the most useful line on the label. Fat is held back and cellulose pads the bowl without adding calories.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large-breed puppies, with calcium answered directly at 1.18% of dry matter
Owners pacing a big pup's growth on purpose
Pups who do well with more fibre, from cellulose and beet pulp
Growing dogs that do well on egg. Dried eggs sit high enough to matter

Worth watching

Unnamed animal fat and digest beside fish oil and eggs, so no strict exclusion diet
Broken rice second and maize third, for a home that avoids grain

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

How this scores

How we score

64.4/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed puppies. Energy is 395 kcal per 100g, above the 376 typical, so weigh the scoop against the chart for expected adult weight and pull it back as growth flattens.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Puppy Large 64.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

On calcium, fat restraint and a fully printed analysis it does the narrow job it sets out to do; cereal outweighing named meat is what holds it level with the typical puppy kibble.

What's in it

Chicken and turkey meal29% poultry, 19% chickenA dried meal, so the share holds up in the kibble.
Broken rice, maizeThey carry the biscuit.
Digest, animal fatNeither names an animal.
Dried eggsHigher up than usual on a kibble, and easy to digest.
CellulosePurified plant fibre, close to indigestible. Bulk without a single calorie.
FlaxseedPlant omegas.
Minerals, dried beet pulp
Fish oil1.3%The marine side.
Vegetable oil
Oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides0.6% as ActivBiome+The blend is the label's own name for these two.

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

Named ingredients

Chicken and turkey meal (chicken 19%; total poultry 29%), broken rice, maize, digest, animal fat, dried eggs, cellulose, flaxseed, minerals, dried beet pulp, fish oil (1.3%), vegetable oil, oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides. ActivBiome+ Multi Benefit prebiotic blend (0.6%): Oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides.

Against the range

One large-breed puppy kibble on chicken and turkey meal (19% chicken within 29% poultry), broken rice and maize. Calcium converts to 1.18% of dry matter, fat is held to 15.7%, and cellulose adds bulk without calories.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

395.3 kcal/100g

Protein

29.2%

Fat

14.4%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

6.4%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.7%

Fat

15.7%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

Carbs

42.7%

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

51.1%

Carbs

41.1%

Oils

4.8%

Other

Pricing & size