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Hill's Science Plan Perfect Digestion Medium Adult 1+ Dry Dog Food with Chicken & Brown Rice
Worth knowing
- Ground pecan shell: −5 points
- Meat amount not given
- Added plant protein, starch or fibre
First ingredients: Chicken, Brown Rice, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brewers Rice, Corn Protein Meal… All ingredients
Label checked- Meat
- Not on label
- Protein, dry weight
- 31%
- Carbs, dry weight
- Not on label
- kcal/100 g
- Not on label
Ingredients
Listed first: Chicken. The label gives no meat figure.
Chicken, Brown Rice, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brewers Rice, Corn Protein Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Chicken Meal, Chicken Fat, Whole Grain Oats, Soybean Meal, Chicken Liver Flavor, Pork Liver Flavor, Soybean Oil, Ground Pecan Shells, Lactic Acid, Flaxseed, Dried Beet Pulp, Dried Citrus Pulp, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Fish Oil, Pressed Cranberries, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Pumpkin, Iodized Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selen, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Natural Flavors, Beta-Carotene
Meat named animal proteinGrain cereals
Additives
Vitamin C (192 ppm), Vitamin E (823 IU/kg)
How we read this label
First ingredient: “Chicken”. It names the animal.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | Named meat | Not given |
| Brown Rice | Grain | Not given |
| Cracked Pearled Barley | Grain | Not given |
| Brewers Rice | Grain | Not given |
| Corn Protein Meal | Grain | Not given |
| Whole Grain Corn | Grain | Not given |
| Chicken Meal | Named meat | Not given |
| Chicken Fat | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Whole Grain Oats | Grain | Not given |
| Soybean Meal | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Chicken Liver Flavor | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Pork Liver Flavor | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Soybean Oil | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Ground Pecan Shells | Other | Not given |
| Lactic Acid | Other | Not given |
| Flaxseed | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Dried Beet Pulp | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Dried Citrus Pulp | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Potassium Chloride | Other | Not given |
| Choline Chloride | Other | Not given |
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Nutrition
Protein 31% with the water taken out.
As sold
Why it scores 28
The kind of meat scored best (9 of 15). How it’s made scored lowest (4 of 20).
How much meat?
10.7 / 45 points- Meat on the label8.8 / 35 points
Meat is named but the label doesn’t say how much, so a quarter of the points.
- Protein level1.9 / 10 points
Protein is 31.1% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
10 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: The label doesn’t give enough of its analysis to estimate the carbohydrate: half marks.
How processed?
4 / 20 pointsHow it’s made: Extruded kibble: 6 of 20. Minus 2 for added plant protein, starch or fibre and digest or flavouring.
What kind of meat?
9 / 15 points- How the meat is listed9 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as fresh and meal, which earns 75% of these points. Fresh or raw named meat earns all of them, dried 70%, meal half, hydrolysed a quarter, an unnamed category none.
- Organ meat0 / 3 points
No organ meat named.
Points lost for ingredients: Ground pecan shell (−5).
Each bar is as long as the points it is worth, out of 100 in all.
Against other dry foods
What the score means
One scale for every food: meat (45 points), starch (20), how it’s made (20) and kind of meat (15), minus points for a few listed ingredients. It rates the recipe, not your dog.
75 and over is excellent, 60 to 74 good, 45 to 59 fair and under 45 weak.
How we rate foods →Ingredient notes
1 ingredient costs 5 points: ground pecan shell. 36 flagged nothing.
- 1 costs points
- 36 nothing flagged
- 8 not in our ingredient database yet
- Ground pecan shellCosts 5 pointsFeed material (fibre source)
Why it costs points and sources
Ground shells used as fibre. A dog study found no problems, but pecan shells can carry mould toxins, so we flag them as a caution.
36 ingredients with nothing flagged
Beet pulp, beta-carotene (provitamin A), biotin (vitamin H/B7), calcium carbonate, chicken, choline chloride, citrus pulp, fish oil, folic acid (folate), linseed (flaxseed), liver (animal organ), maize (corn), maize (corn) gluten, minerals, niacin (vitamin B3), oats, pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), potassium chloride, poultry fat, pumpkin, rice, soya (soybean), soya oil, taurine, tocopherols (vitamin E), vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B12 (cobalamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Allowed up to a legal maximum, none declared above it: copper, iodine, manganese, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), zinc
Checked against the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials and FEDIAF guidelines.
Sources for these ingredients
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Beta-carotene (provitamin A), biotin (vitamin H/B7), calcium carbonate, choline chloride, citrus pulp, folic acid (folate), liver (animal organ), niacin (vitamin B3), pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), potassium chloride, poultry fat, pumpkin, soya (soybean), soya oil, taurine, vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B12 (cobalamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), manganese, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), zinc
- Reg (EU) No 68/2013 - EU Catalogue of Feed Materials (EUR-Lex)Beet pulp, calcium carbonate, chicken, citrus pulp, fish oil, linseed (flaxseed), liver (animal organ), maize (corn), minerals, oats, potassium chloride, poultry fat, pumpkin, rice, soya (soybean), soya oil
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1152Tocopherols (vitamin E)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1095 (EUR-Lex)Zinc
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1490 (EUR-Lex)Manganese
- EFSA J 2013;11(2):3100 doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3100Iodine
- FDA Animal Health Literacy - Vitamin D toxicity in dogsVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Fieten 2016 Int J Mol Sci 17(2):196 doi:10.3390/ijms17020196Copper
- Reg (EU) 68/2013 Catalogue of feed materials, Part C (legislation.gov.uk)Maize (corn) gluten
- Regulation (EU) 2015/861 (EUR-Lex)Iodine
- Regulation (EU) 2017/1492 (EUR-Lex)Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1039 (EUR-Lex)Copper
8 not in our ingredient database yet
Ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate, brewers rice, cracked pearled barley, iodized salt, lactic acid, natural flavors, pressed cranberries, sodium selen
Not in our ingredient database yet, so no judgement either way.
Notes come from published sources about each ingredient, not about this food. How we decide
Prices
One shop we track sells this: Jollyes. Checked 4 Oct 2026. Up 25% since 10 Aug.
In stock first, cheapest per kg first, excluding deliveryExcluding delivery
| Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jollyes2.5kg · £25.00 up 25% since 10 Aug | 2.5kg | £25.00 | £10.00/kg | Visit |
Since 10 Aug (3 readings): Jollyes up 25%.
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| Day | Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg |
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| 4 Oct 2026 | Jollyes | 2.5kg | £25.00 | £10.00/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Jollyes | 2.5kg | £25.00 | £10.00/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Jollyes | 2.5kg | £20.00 | £8.00/kg |
Your dog
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Sources
Read from 1 shop, saved 4 Oct 2026.
Page we read, saved 4 Oct 2026: Jollyes.
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