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Hill's Science Plan vs Purina Pro Plan: the vet food showdown

Hill's B (72/100) vs Purina Pro Plan B (68/100). Both vets recommend them. PetFoodRate compares ingredients and scores independently.

Hill's Science Plan

Medium Adult Optimal Care

Dogs · dry food

B
72 /100
  • Top ingredients
  • 1 chicken dehydrated 20%
  • 2 corn
  • 3 wheat
  • 4 chicken fat
  • 5 rice
Price/kg 6.20 eu approx. 1.86 eu/day
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VS
Purina

Proplan Medium Adult Poulet

Dogs · dry food

B
68 /100
  • Top ingredients
  • 1 chicken dehydrated 18%
  • 2 rice
  • 3 corn
  • 4 chicken fat
  • 5 wheat
Price/kg 5.50 eu approx. 1.65 eu/day
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B

Hill's Science Plan wins: 72/100 (Good) against 68/100 for Purina.

5-dimension score breakdown

PetFoodRate scores every product on five independent dimensions. Here's how Hill's and Purina compare on each one.

Dimension Hill's Purina
Proteins B B
Nutrition balance B B
Undesirables A B
Transparency C C
Adaptability A A
Total score 72/100 68/100

Scores are deterministic and based on ingredient composition only. Read our full methodology to understand how each dimension is weighted.

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