The Honest Kitchen (Wet) Review

The Honest Kitchen product range is made of eight recipes which all receive the Cat Food Advisor second highest rating, 4.5 stars.

The Honest Kitchen only uses wholesome foods. Suppliers to The Honest Kitchen must provide proof of food origins, screening, handling and cleaning. Created by a vet nutritionist.

The table below shows each recipe in the range including our rating and the AAFCO nutrient profile: Growth (kitten), Maintenance (adult), All Life Stages, Supplemental or Unspecified.

Recipe and Label Analysis

The Honest Kitchen Minced Turkey in Bone Broth Gravy recipe was selected to represent the other products in the line for a detailed recipe and nutrient analysis.

Label and nutrient data below are calculated using dry matter basis.

Ingredients Analysis

The first ingredient is turkey. Turkey is considered “the clean combination of flesh and skin derived from the parts or whole carcasses of turkey”.¹

Turkey is naturally rich in the 11 essential amino acids required by a cat to sustain life.

The second ingredient is turkey broth.  Broths are of only modest nutritional value. Yet because they add both flavor and moisture to a cat food, they are a common component in many wet products.

The third ingredient is pumpkin. Pumpkin is a nutritious addition high in complex carbohydrates, beta-carotene and dietary fiber.

The fourth ingredient is carrots. They are rich in beta-carotene, minerals and dietary fiber.

The fifth ingredient is blueberries.  They are a good source of vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber. 

The sixth ingredient is cranberries, a nutrient-rich fruit that’s also high in fiber.

The seventh ingredient is natural turkey flavor. Natural flavors doesn’t give us much information about the particular ingredients included in this cat food for flavoring purposes. We’re pleased that the flavorings used are natural, but more details are required to give any further information about these natural flavoring ingredients. Flavorings are used to make the foods more appealing and tasty for our cats. 

From here the list goes on to include a number of other items. But to be realistic, ingredients located this far down the list (other than nutritional supplements) are not likely to affect the overall rating of the product.

Nutrient Analysis

Based on its ingredients alone, The Honest Kitchen Minced Turkey in Bone Broth Gravy recipe looks like an above-average wet product.

The dashboard displays a dry matter protein reading of 52.8%, a fat level of 22.2% and an estimated carbohydrate level of 17%.

As a group, the brand features an above average protein content of 51.9% and an above average fat level of 23.7%. Together these figures suggest a below average carbohydrate content of 16.4% for the overall product line, alongside a fat to protein ratio of 46.8%.

This means that The Honest Kitchen wet product line contains an above average protein, below average carbs, and above average fat when compared to typical wet cat food. 

Has The Honest Kitchen cat food been recalled in the past?

The Honest Kitchen has no known history of product recalls.

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About

The Honest Kitchen was founded in 2002 by Lucy Postins in San Diego and is still based there today.

The Honest Kitchen is a premium brand of pet food that focuses on high-quality nutrition as the ultimate recipe for health and wellness.

This brand believes that food is the best medicine, so it focuses its recipes on high-quality, natural ingredients to promote better digestion, higher energy levels, healthier skin and coat, increased appetite, and healthy weight control.