Hill's Science Plan

Hill's Science Plan Sensitive Stomach & Skin Dog Food with Chicken review

Name: Hill's Science Plan Sensitive Stomach & Skin Dog Food with Chicken
Brand: Hill's Science Plan

43.2/100Average

WetAdultSenior

A rich wet tray at 121 kcal per 100g against a typical 97, sitting in our Average band. It shows more of its chicken than its stablemates do, at 12%, but cereals and vegetable extracts fill the rest of a list written in categories. The band reads the label, not how a dog will get on with it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium and large adults, the sizes Hill's lists it for
Dogs that need calories without volume
A dull coat. Fat converts to 17.7% of dry matter, and skin leans on dietary fat more than anything
Big dogs whose bowls fill fast, since a denser tray means less weight per meal
Older dogs eating less but still needing the same energy

Worth watching

Chicken at 12% is the only animal named, so a dog with a diagnosed protein allergy cannot be steered by this label
Unnamed cereals and an estimated 44.2% carbohydrate in dry matter, against 15.8% for typical adult wet food
Vegetable protein extracts with no plant source given, relevant if soya or maize causes trouble

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

How this scores

How we score

43.2/100Average

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and large adults and seniors. Turn the tray over before buying for a sensitive dog: the front says Sensitive, the back names one animal and no cereal.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium, Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hill's Science Plan Sensitive Stomach & Skin Dog Food with Chicken 43.2

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Protein and processing, nutritional balance and transparency all read Good; what holds the score back is a category-term label and a high cereal estimate, not the analysis.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivatives (chicken)12%Chicken named; the rest of the entry is unspecified, from prime material down to the parts nobody prints
CerealsNo name attached
Derivatives of vegetable origin
Vegetable protein extractsNo plant source given
Eggs and egg derivatives
Vegetables, seeds
Minerals, oils and fatsCalcium converts to 0.93% of dry matter, comfortable for an adult

Iron, iodine, copper, manganese and zinc, with selenium added on this recipe at 0.02mg per kilo.

Named ingredients

Meat and animal derivatives (chicken 12%), cereals, derivatives of vegetable origin, vegetable protein extracts, eggs and egg derivatives, vegetables, seeds, minerals, oils and fats.

Against the range

One wet tray, written in category terms. Chicken is named at 12% inside meat and animal derivatives, then unnamed cereals, derivatives of vegetable origin and vegetable protein extracts. Moisture is declared at 70.0%, less water than most trays carry, so the energy lands at 121 kcal per 100g.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

120.6 kcal/100g

Protein

8.3%

Fat

5.3%

Fibre

1.4%

Ash

1.7%

Moisture

70%

Dry weight

Protein

27.7%

Fat

17.7%

Fibre

4.7%

Ash

5.7%

Carbs

44.2%

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

44.8%

Added water

Carbs

46.6%

Veg

1.8%

Oils

0.3%

Other

1.5%

Pricing & size