The Honest Kitchen Whole Grain Chicken & Oat Recipe Whole Food Clusters Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of The Honest Kitchen Whole Grain Chicken & Oat Recipe Whole Food Clusters Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Oats, Barley, Flaxseed, and Chicken Liver. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 38.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Oats
The grain of the oat plant.
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Flaxseed
The seed of the flax plant, used whole or ground.
Chicken Liver
The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Our read The ingredients
A gentler cook on a plain chicken and grain base
Signature feature
Whole Food Clusters
Cold-pressed into bite-sized clusters. Roasted and gently dehydrated.
What it is The clusters are the whole food, not an add-in. Chicken, oats and barley are pressed into pellets at lower heat, then roasted and dried, instead of steam-extruded like most kibble.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Less heat spares some heat-sensitive vitamins, a real but small edge. The food still has to meet the same adult minimums as any kibble, so the gain shows up in the process more than in your dog.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Honest Kitchen credits pumpkin, apples and probiotics for digestion. All three sit below the salt, and the probiotic is 27th of 28.
- 13 pumpkin
- 14 apples
- 27 dried bacillus coagulans fermentation product
- 11 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,896 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 38.5%
400 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, oats, barley, flaxseed, chicken liver, carrots, tricalcium phosphate, natural chicken flavor, coconut oil, eggs, salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., broccoli, pumpkin, apples, potassium chloride, vitamins [vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), calcium pantothenate (vitamin B5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, niacin supplement], fish oil, taurine, minerals [iron amino acid chelate, copper amino acid chelate, manganese amino acid chelate, zinc amino acid chelate, sodium selenite], choline chloride, mixed tocopherols (preservative), kale, dried kelp, chia seed, turmeric, L-carnitine, dried bacillus coagulans fermentation product, rosemary extract
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 24.0% | 27.3% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 14.5% | 16.5% | n/a |
| FIBER | 5.0% | 5.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 38.5% | 43.8% | HIGH |
Our read The label
Average calories, modest protein, grains in the lead
4.4cups
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Is it a high-protein food?
No
Oats and barley follow the chicken, and protein runs about 3 points under the average dry food we list. Carbs supply the biggest share of calories.
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Is a cup a normal cup?
Yes
At 400 kcal a cup it sits within 1% of the average dry food we list, so switching from a typical kibble needs no new scoop.
- Feed it to
- Adults that do well on chicken and grains, and owners who want lower-heat processing without moving to fresh food.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken or egg, and owners shopping for high protein or a real probiotic dose.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 x 1 lb | $12.58 | $6.29 | Amazon |
| 5 lb | $27.43LIVE | $5.49 | PetSmart lowest of 2 stores |
| 10 lb | $49.96 | $5.00 | Chewy |
| 20 lb | $88.19LIVE | $4.41 | PetSmart |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 25. Others are from our check on Sep 27. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (400 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
1 FDA Recall On Record
Pet food products Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other kibble recipes with the closest protein, fat and starch as fed, the way the bag prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
Lower-priced alternative
$2.11/lb vs $4.41/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and starch profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.
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