The Honest Kitchen Dog Food Review

Made by The Honest Kitchen, Inc. in US.

Average score: 72/100 across 64 dog food products.

San Diego. Human-grade dehydrated specialty.

Top The Honest Kitchen products

1. The Honest Kitchen One Pot Stews Braised Beef and Lamb Stew — 96/100
2. The Honest Kitchen Turkey, Duck & Root Veggies Pate All Life Stages Wet Dog Food - 10.5 oz — 95/100
3. The Honest Kitchen Beef, Lamb & Spring Veggies Pate All Life Stages Wet Dog Food - 10.5 oz — 95/100
4. The Honest Kitchen Beef, Cheddar & Farm Veggies Pate All Life Stages Wet Dog Food - 10.5 oz — 93/100
5. The Honest Kitchen Chicken & Super Greens Pate All Life Stages Wet Dog Food - 10.5 oz — 93/100

All The Honest Kitchen products (64)

• The Honest Kitchen Turkey & Autumn Veggies Pate All Life Stages Wet Dog Food - 10.5 oz — 93/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourment Whole Food Clusters Grain Free Lamb & Superfoods Recipe — 93/100
• The Honest Kitchen Protein Plus+ Clusters Grain Free Beef and Chicken — 92/100
• The Honest Kitchen Essential Clusters Adult Dry Dog Food - Beef & Chicken — 91/100
• The Honest Kitchen One Pot Stews Slow Cooked Chicken Stew — 91/100
• The Honest Kitchen One Pot Stews Simmered Salmon and Chicken Stew — 91/100
• The Honest Kitchen Roasted Beef Stew All Life Stages Wet Dog Food - 10.5 oz — 90/100
• The Honest Kitchen Tender Turkey Stew All Life Stages Wet Dog Food - 10.5 oz — 90/100
• The Honest Kitchen Essential Clusters Adult Dry Dog Food - Turkey & Chicken — 90/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourmet Whole Food Clusters Grain Free Beef & Superfoods Recipe — 88/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourmet Whole Food Clusters Grain Free Beef & Superfoods Recipe for Small Breeds — 88/100
• The Honest Kitchen Essential Clusters Adult Dry Dog Food - Chicken — 87/100
• The Honest Kitchen Grain Free Clusters Puppy Dry Dog Food - Chicken — 87/100
• The Honest Kitchen Protein Plus+ Clusters Adult Dry Dog Food - Chicken, Grain Free — 87/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Adult Dehydrated Dog Food - Beef — 86/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Adult Dehydrated Dog Food - Chicken — 86/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Adult Dehydrated Dog Food - Turkey — 86/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourmet Whole Food Clusters Grain Free Chicken & Superfoods Recipe — 86/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourmet Whole Food Clusters Grain Free Chicken & Superfoods Recipe for Puppies — 86/100
• The Honest Kitchen Protein Plus+ Clusters Grain Free Chicken — 86/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourmet Whole Food Clusters Grain Free Turkey & Superfoods Recipe — 86/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Turkey Limited Ingredient — 86/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Beef and Salmon Recipe for Puppy — 86/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Turkey Recipe — 86/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Chicken Recipe — 85/100
• The Honest Kitchen Butcher Block Pâté Beef, Cheddar and Farm Veggies Pâté — 80/100
• The Honest Kitchen Butcher Block Pâté Beef, Lamb and Spring Veggies Pâté — 80/100
• The Honest Kitchen Butcher Block Pâté Chicken and Super Greens Pâté — 80/100
• The Honest Kitchen Butcher Block Pâté Turkey and Autumn Veggies Pâté — 80/100
• The Honest Kitchen Butcher Block Pâté Turkey, Duck and Root Veggies Pâté — 80/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Adult Dehydrated Dog Food - Fish — 61/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourment Whole Food Clusters Grain Free Salmon, Whitefish & Superfoods Recipe — 53/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourment Whole Food Clusters Whole Grain Lamb & Superfoods Recipe — 53/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourment Whole Food Clusters Whole Grain Salmon, Whitefish & Superfoods Recipe — 53/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourmet Whole Food Clusters Grain Free Chicken & Superfoods Recipe for Small Breeds — 53/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourmet Whole Food Clusters Whole Grain Beef & Superfoods Recipe — 53/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourmet Whole Food Clusters Whole Grain Chicken & Superfoods Recipe — 53/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourmet Whole Food Clusters Whole Grain Chicken & Superfoods Recipe for Puppies — 53/100
• The Honest Kitchen Gourmet Whole Food Clusters Whole Grain Chicken & Superfoods Recipe for Small Breeds — 53/100
• The Honest Kitchen One Pot Stews Roasted Beef Stew — 52/100
• The Honest Kitchen One Pot Stews Tender Turkey Stew — 52/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Gourmet Grains Beef and Salmon — 51/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Gourmet Grains Chicken and Duck — 51/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Gourmet Grains Turkey and White Fish — 51/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Limited Ingredient Chicken Recipe — 51/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Beef and Oat Recipe — 51/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Beef, Oat and Salmon Recipe for Senior — 51/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Chicken and Salmon Recipe for Puppy — 51/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Chicken, Oat and Salmon Recipe for Senior — 51/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Fish and Oat Recipe — 51/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Beef — 50/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Beef Limited Ingredient — 50/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Chicken — 50/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Duck and Sweet Potato Limited Ingredient — 50/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Fish — 50/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Fish Limited Ingredient — 50/100
• The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Turkey — 50/100
• The Honest Kitchen Bone Broth Bites Dog Treats 8 OZ — not scored
• The Honest Kitchen Goats Milk N' Cookies Treats Dog Treats 8 OZ — not scored

Frequently asked questions

Who makes The Honest Kitchen pet food?

The Honest Kitchen is manufactured by The Honest Kitchen, Inc..

Where is The Honest Kitchen made?

The Honest Kitchen pet food is made in US.

When was The Honest Kitchen founded?

The Honest Kitchen was founded in 2002.

Is The Honest Kitchen WSAVA-aligned?

The Honest Kitchen is not on our WSAVA-aligned shortlist. That doesn't automatically mean the food is poor quality — many strong brands haven't pursued WSAVA recognition — but it means we lack independent confirmation of feeding-trial validation and on-staff veterinary nutritionist staffing.

Has The Honest Kitchen ever been recalled?

No The Honest Kitchen recall appears in FDA's pet food recall list for the last five years. A recall filed under a parent company's or co-packer's name may not be linked here; FDA's recall list is the definitive source.

How does The Honest Kitchen score in our analysis?

The Honest Kitchen averages 72/100 across 64 products in our catalog. Individual product scores combine ingredient quality, AAFCO compliance, and controversial-additive severity. See the methodology page for the full algorithm.

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