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the Honest Kitchen DEHYDRATED GRAIN FREE DOG FOOD

Average Score

6.1
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Food scores are based on ingredient quality and safety. For more information, view our  evaluation criteria.

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With an average score of 6.1, The Honest Kitchen’s Dehydrated Grain Free line is considered a moderate risk food. This food has a varying amount of carbohydrate, ranging from 28% to 39%. Foods that are rich in carbohydrate can increase insulin levels, increase the risk of obesity and cause unwanted changes to the gut microbiome.  

Like all Honest Kitchen foods, the ingredients are supplemented with more than 5 vitamins and minerals, which can indicate lower quality or incomplete ingredients. Vitamin and mineral excesses, especially vitamin D and copper can often result from added vitamin premixes, so it’s preferable that most or all vitamins and minerals come from real foods.  

Some of the foods in this line also lose ingredient quality points for added fish oil. While a source of EPA and DHA is a good addition, the species of fish should be named and not generic. The label also doesn’t state whether the fish is farmed or wild caught.    

The food is dehydrated, which is considered minimally processed compared to canned and kibble. Minimal or no processing is preferred since heating foods causes losses in some active enzymes, amino acids and phytonutrients. 

The food safety scores of this line are moderately low. There are a couple of organic ingredients like flaxseed and coconut oil, which is certainly lower risk, but some of the foods contain multiple high pesticide foods such as potatoes, apples and spinach, which make an appearance on the EWG’s Dirty Dozen list for high pesticide use. The exception is the Dehydrated Grain Free Fish recipe, which uses sweet potatoes.    

It’s also worth noting the Honest Kitchen’s Whole Grain Dehydrated foods don’t reveal the omega6:omega-3 ratio, which is unfortunate since AAFCO allows a very inflammatory limit of 30:1. 

 

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