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Hill’s Science Plan Mature Adult 7+ Light Medium review

DryAdultSeniorWeight management
Poor

A weak dry food by the label. The label keeps too much vague. Feeding it costs about £1.04 a day for a typical adult dog - the breakdown below shows exactly what that buys.

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Top 85%scores higher than 15% of rated foodsacross all 3530 foods we've scored
Poorscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
£1.04 approx.per day for a 15 kg dogcheaper than 35% of dry foods
312kcal per 100 g

Where the points went

The full breakdown, exactly as the algorithm scored it. How our rating works

Ingredient quality
Weighted ingredient quality 39/100 across 13 ingredients (no percentages declared - position-based estimates used). Named meat is only 17% of the recognised recipe, so the quality score is anchored down towards a plant-led food.
14.6 / 40
Label clarity
Vague category terms on the label (Cellulose, Digest, Animal Fat) - naming points withheld; no percentages declared at all - the recipe is unverifiable; meat sources named (+2); variable-composition wording - fixed-formula points withheld.
2 / 15
Additives
No artificial colours, flavours, controversial preservatives or added sugars found.
10 / 10
Red flags
Digest at position 6 (-6); Animal Fat at position 7 (-6).
-12 / 0
Meat content
Meat content not declared, but named meat sources lead the label.
6 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 51% dry matter (high); fat 11.4% DM in the healthy band; fibre 13.0% DM (+0); ash 6.0% DM - sensible mineral load (+2); functional extras: omega-3 source (+1).
3.7 / 10
Processing
Assumed extruded kibble (standard high-heat process).
6 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.0 · scored July 28, 2026 · full methodology public
30 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 30 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 14.6 of a possible 40. Its strongest showing is additives at 10 of 10. On top of that, 12 points are deducted outright for red-flag ingredients - a penalty applied before anything else is counted, which is why the total lands where it does.

The label declares no meat percentage at all, so there is no way to verify how much of the recipe is animal protein, and the ingredient list leans on vague groupings instead of naming what is actually in the bag.

At about £1.04 a day to feed a 15kg dog, the question is not whether it is cheap but whether the label justifies the price - and on our scoring, it does not.

Ingredients

Straight from the label, grouped by role - every ingredient is coloured by our published classification and links to its full page.

Meat & fish

Chicken and Turkey MealDigestAnimal Fat

Carbs & grains

MaizeWheatCellulose

Fruit & veg

Pea Bran MealDried Beet Pulp

Oils & fats

Vegetable Oil

Supplements & extras

FlaxseedMineralsPork CartilageCrustacean Shell Hydrolysate
Good qualityAcceptable / watch the amountRed flagGeneric / neutralOutlined = first five on the label

Feeding & cost

What a bag actually costs to feed - worked out per dog, not per pack.

Pack sizeRRPPer kg
14 kg£62.99£4.50

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 15 kg adult dog needs about 232 g a day = £1.04 / day, £31.62 / month.

How we work this out
  1. Energy: an adult dog at rest needs about 95 × weight0.75 kcal a day (the FEDIAF maintenance formula - a 15 kg dog works out near 725 kcal).
  2. Portion: divide that by this food's energy density, 312 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £4.50 / kg, for the daily cost, then by 30.4 days for the month.

Estimates scale to your dog's weight and the food's calorie density - a denser food needs fewer grams. A rough guide; always follow the pack. Try the full feeding calculator

Nutrition

Declared analysis converted to a dry-matter basis, so wet and dry foods compare fairly.

Protein

18.9 % DM
Directory average: 28.2

Fat

11.4 % DM
Directory average: 14.9

Est. carbs

50.7 % DM
Directory average: 45.1

Fibre

13 % DM
Directory average: 3.7

Ash

6 % DM
Directory average: 7.9

Energy

312 kcal/100g
Directory average: 374

Carbohydrates are estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fibre, ash and moisture.

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