Independent product profile
Hill’s Science Plan Large Breed Mature Adult Chicken
A complete dry food in the UK Hill’s Science Plan range. Large senior dogs aged six years and over, weighing 25 kg or more.
Product and intended use
A complete dry food in the UK Hill’s Science Plan range. Large senior dogs aged six years and over, weighing 25 kg or more.
Declared role: Complete Food.
Source market: UK. This record describes the declaration checked on 24 September 2026. It is not an independent analysis of a purchased batch.
Declared nutritional analysis
Values are as sold. Water content differs between formats; do not rank wet, raw and dry foods from these percentages alone.
| Component | Declared value |
|---|---|
| Protein | 17.4% |
| Fat | 13.9% |
| Crude fibre | 3.1% |
| Crude ash | 4.6% |
| Calcium | 0.71% |
| Phosphorus | 0.56% |
Ingredients in context
Wheat, maize, chicken and turkey meal (chicken 6%; poultry 9%), animal fat, digest, maize protein, vegetable oil and pea bran, with linseed, oat bran, pork cartilage and crustacean shell hydrolysate.
This is an editorial summary, not the complete statutory declaration. Check the current pack and official source for the full composition and additives.
Manufacturer claims and product evidence
Hill’s positions this recipe for the life stage and nutritional purpose described above. These are manufacturer claims; this entry has not verified a trial of the current finished formulation.
No published trial of this exact current formulation has been verified for this entry. This is a limit of this review, not a claim that no research exists. Ingredient studies cannot certify the finished food.
What deserves a closer look?
This large-breed senior range starts at six years, unlike the medium senior range’s seven-year guidance. The source lists glucosamine 400 mg/kg and chondroitin 431 mg/kg.
Useful questions for the manufacturer include who formulated the recipe, how nutritional adequacy is checked, whether full nutrient and energy data are available, and whether any cited research used this exact formulation.
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Sources and review status
Official manufacturer product information
Record PRO-077. Manufacturer source checked 24 September 2026. Next planned review: 24 December 2026. Review status: initial label appraisal, with product-specific evidence verification outstanding.