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Hill's Science Diet

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RECIPES REVIEWED
60
AVG PROTEIN, DM, KIBBLE
22.8%
AVG STARCH, KIBBLE
47%
FDA RECALLS
4
LINE REVIEW

The Hill's Science Diet Line, Reviewed

60 recipes, read label by label

Hill's Science Diet Kibble 54 recipes

Recipe Protein Fat Starch Kcal / cup First ingredients
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken Recipe 28.8% 11.2% 33.7% 289 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Sensitive Stomach & Skin Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe 25% 15.5% 39.5% 405 Salmon, Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small Bites Chicken Recipe 25% 16.7% 40.8% 393 Chicken, Chicken Meal, Yellow Peas
Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe 25% 15% 41% 374 Chicken Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Cracked Pearled Barley
Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy 24.5% 15.5% 40% 434 Chicken, Brown Rice, Cracked Pearled Barley
Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Large Breed Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe 24.5% 12% 44.5% 382 Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Cracked Pearled Barley
Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Small Paws Chicken Meal, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe 24.5% 15.5% 41% 397 Chicken Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Sorghum
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Small & Mini Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe 24% 8% 39% 298 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken Recipe 24% 9% 38% 291 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Chicken Recipe 24% 8% 47% 298 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Large Breed Chicken Meal & Oats Recipe 24% 11% 46% 363 Chicken Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Oats
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Small Bites Chicken Recipe 24% 8% 39% 316 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight & Joint Support Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe 23% 10.5% 32.5% 300 Chicken, Brown Rice, Chicken Meal
Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe 23% 15% 41% 374 Chicken, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Wheat
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice Recipe 22.4% 14.5% 45.9% 341 Chicken, Brewers Rice, Yellow Peas
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Pollock Meal & Insect Recipe 22% 12% 46% 385 Pollock Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken Recipe 21% 12% 47% 391 Chicken, Chicken Meal, Yellow Peas
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Large Breed Chicken Recipe 21% 12% 47% 393 Chicken, Brewers Rice, Chicken Meal
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Recipe 21% 12% 47% 380 Chicken, Brewers Rice, Chicken Meal
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Digestion Chicken, Brown Rice & Whole Oats Recipe 20.6% 10.7% 48.7% 369 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Perfect Digestion Large Breed Chicken, Brown Rice & Whole Oats Recipe 20.6% 10.7% 48.7% 368 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe 20.5% 14% 46% 400 Salmon, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Digestion Salmon, Whole Oats, and Brown Rice Recipe 20.5% 11% 48.5% 341 Salmon, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Grain-Free Chicken & Potato Recipe 20.5% 13% 46.5% 407 Chicken, Yellow Peas, Potatoes
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken & Barley Recipe 20% 13% 47% 391 Chicken, Chicken Meal, Yellow Peas
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Recipe 20% 11.5% 48.5% 365 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 20% 5.5% 44% 243 Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Wheat
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice Recipe 20% 12.5% 47.5% 371 Chicken, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Wheat
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe 20% 11.5% 48.5% 365 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 20% 5.5% 44% 243 Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Wheat
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe 20% 11.5% 48.5% 365 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Perfect Digestion Small Bites Chicken, Brown Rice & Whole Oats Recipe 20% 11% 49% 359 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Light Small Bites with Chicken Meal & Barley 20% 5.5% 44% 243 Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Wheat
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 20% 5.5% 44% 243 Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Wheat
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Oral Care Chicken, Rice & Barley Recipe 20% 11% 41% 272 Chicken, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Wheat
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe 19.5% 12.5% 49% 369 Lamb meal, brown rice, brewers rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe 19.5% 12.5% 49% 370 Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe 19.5% 12.5% 49% 369 Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy 19.3% 12.5% 49.2% 390 Chicken, brown rice, brewers rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy 19.3% 12.5% 49.2% 390 Chicken, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Bites No Corn, Wheat, Soy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe 19% 12.5% 49.5% 389 Chicken, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe 19% 12% 50% 369 Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley 18% 12% 49% 361 Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 11+ Small Paws Chicken Meal, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe 18% 11% 51% 378 Chicken, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Small Bites Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley 17.5% 11% 51.5% 361 Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy 17% 10% 53% 381 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy 17% 10% 53% 381 Chicken, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Oats
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Perfect Digestion Chicken, Whole Oats & Brown Rice Recipe 17% 9% 54% 362 Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Oats
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Perfect Digestion Small Bites Chicken, Whole Oats & Brown Rice Recipe 17% 9% 54% 352 Chicken, cracked pearled barley, whole grain oats
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice Recipe 17% 10.5% 53% 359 Chicken, Brown Rice, Cracked Pearled Barley
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Small Bites Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe 15.5% 10.5% 54% 353 Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brewers Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Small Paws Chicken Meal, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe 15.5% 10% 52.5% 362 Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe 15.5% 10.5% 54% 352 Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brewers Rice
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe 15.5% 10.5% 54% 352 Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brewers Rice
Line average 20.5% 11.3% 46.6% 355

All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Starch is our estimate, since no bag prints it. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.

Hill's Science Diet Wet food 6 recipes

Recipe Protein Fat Moisture Kcal / kg First ingredients
Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Savory Stew with Chicken & Vegetables 5.5% 3% 82% 901 Water, Chicken, Pork Liver
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small & Mini Chicken & Barley Entrée 5.2% 3% 78% 996 Water, Chicken, Pork Liver
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken & Vegetable Entrée 5% 3% 78% 1,029 Chicken Broth, Chicken, Turkey
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Light 5% 1.7% 78% -- Water, Whole Grain Corn, Pork By-Products
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Vegetable Stew 3% 2% 85% -- Chicken Broth, Chicken, Pork Liver
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Healthy Cuisine Braised Beef, Carrots & Peas Stew 3% 1.8% 84% 727 Beef Broth, Red Bell Pepper, Beef
Line average 4.5% 2.4% 80.8% 913

All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Wet food is mostly water, so compare it with other wet food only. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.

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DEEP DIVE

Inside The Hill's Science Diet Range

Across 60 recipes we review

Protein runs lower than the average kibble we review (22.8% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).

Starch is higher than average, at 47% of the food as fed.

95% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).

3% of recipes are grain-free.

NUTRITION

How The Range Measures Up

this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,126 foods we review

Protein, dry matter 23% 17% to 32%
15%site avg 30%50%
Fat, dry matter 13% 6% to 19%
5%site avg 18%30%
Starch, as fed 47% 33% to 54%
10%site avg 37%60%
Kcal per cup 355 243 to 434
250site avg 395600

Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out

INGREDIENTS

What Goes In The Bowl

Chicken 88% 56%
Egg 22% 30%
Lamb 8% 14%
Pork 8% 11%
Fish 7% 35%
Beef 3% 19%
Turkey 2% 20%

Share of recipes that list each animal protein as an ingredient, not counting oils, fats or flavorings. Useful if your dog has a food sensitivity.

Ingredients Some Owners Avoid

By-products 3% 13%
Artificial colors 0% 1%
Chemical preservatives 7% 9%
Corn 73% 15%
Wheat 45% 13%
Soy 80% 10%

These are not unsafe. They are listed because readers ask about them.

LIFE STAGE
  • Adult46
  • Puppy8
  • Senior6
BREED SIZE
  • All Breeds56
  • Small Breed19
  • Large Breed14
SPECIAL DIETS
  • Grain-free (no wheat, corn, rice, barley or oats)2
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food MOST PROTEIN Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food 32.0% dry matter Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight & Joint Support Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food LEAST STARCH Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight & Joint Support Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food 33% as fed Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food FEWEST CALORIES Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food 243 kcal per cup
RECALL HISTORY // HILL'S

4 FDA Recalls On Record

MAY 20, 2019
MAR 20, 2019
JAN 31, 2019
JUN 2, 2014
POTENTIAL SALMONELLA

Science Diet Adult Small & Toy Breed dry dog food (62 bags)

See the recall log

NO LONGER SOLD

1 Discontinued Recipe

We keep reviews of discontinued recipes online, each with suggested replacements, because bags stay on shelves and in pantries for months.

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