Hill's Science Diet Small & Mini Adult 1-6 Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe
Dog Food · scored by FurMetric
A decently formulated dry dog food led by named chicken and chicken meal with natural preservation and no artificial additives. Heavy reliance on grains and plant proteins plus only moderate protein keeps it from scoring higher.
How our scores compare · 100–75 Excellent, 74–50 Fair, below 50 Poor
How we got this score
Read from: a photo of this product’s label. See the label photo
Checked: by a person against the label photo, October 2026.
Scored October 2026: Everyone sees this same score. It changes only if the recipe or our reading of the label is corrected.
The label says: complete & balanced for adult maintenance · AAFCO feeding trials
“Animal feeding tests using AAFCO procedures substantiate that Hill's Science Diet Adult Small & Mini Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe provides complete and balanced nutrition for maintenance of adult dogs.”
How the score works: our method. It describes the label, not your pet — ask your vet about your pet's diet.
What hurt the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- grain-heavy top 5 — multiple grains before second protein
- soybean/corn protein meal — low-value plant protein fillers
- moderate protein level — 20.5% is only adequate for dogs
- added flavors — liver and natural flavor additives
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- named chicken first — quality animal protein leads list
- mixed tocopherols — natural preservation, no artificials
- flaxseed — omega-3 source
- taurine, FOS, L-carnitine — beneficial functional additives
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