Is Honest Kitchen Thrive Dehydrated Dog Food Good?
Honest Kitchen Thrive Dehydrated Dog Food is a pet food line with a 3.5-star rating — around 20% of all the pet food we review fall in this tier.
They seem to have nutrition ratio similar to a common pet food and contain mainly named ingredents. We think they are quite fine, and it might be great to give your pets some extra meaty food or treats.
What We like
- Consists Mostly Good Quality Ingredients
- Use Organic Minerals to Improve Absorption
- No Potential Allergens like Corn, Soy, Gluten, and Dairy products
- No Chemicals or Suspicious Ingredients
- No Ingredients that might Disrupt Digestion
- Clean — No Concerned and Notice Ingredients
What We Concern
- More than 37% Carbs
- Include Plant Protein in Top 5 ingredients
- Seems No Probiotics to Aid Digestion
「Chief of Food」Fat Hill
Recipes Rating
Recipes could have different ingredients in the same product line. We rate each recipe and list them from higest to lowest ratings.
Recipe and 1st Ingredient
Rating
Grain Free
Adult Grain Free Limited Ingredient Chicken & Quinoa Complete Dehydrated
1️⃣Chicken 🍚Carbs：45%Tips
There is only one recipe in the line. There is no other flavors as we can see.
Recipe to review
To rate Honest Kitchen Thrive Dehydrated Dog Food, we will take one representative recipe to evaluate the nutrition, ingredients and meat content of this product line.
We have chosen Adult Grain Free Limited Ingredient Chicken & Quinoa Complete Dehydrated.
Nutrition Label
Pet food show guaranteed analysis on their labels. It includes moisture and does not reflect the level of carbs — which we prefer lower for dogs and as low as possible for cats.
26%
19%
6.3%
?%
Calculate the dry value (no moisture) on a dry matter basis will help us to estimate the carbs level and other nutrition without water — so we can get a better idea about the ratio.
(We think the ideal nutrition profile would be Protein > Fat > Carbs)
| Nutrition | Our Ideal | Dry Value | Like? |
| Protein | 30% or more | 28% | |
| Fat | 15% or more | 21% | |
| Carbs | Less than 28% | 45% | |
| Fiber | Less than 5% | 6.8% |
Ingredients Overview
16 ingredients are listed on the label. We research their quality to pet and use our best judgement to group them in the proportion of Prefer, Concerned, and Notice ingredients in the bar chart.
Chicken
Animal ProteinOrganic Quinoa
Carbs, Plant ProteinSweet Potatoes
CarbsSpinach
CarbsParsley
CarbsOrganic Dried Kelp
CarbsTricalcium Phosphate
SupplementCholine Chloride
SupplementZinc Animo Acid Chelate
SupplementVitamin D3 Supplement
SupplementVitamin E Supplement
SupplementPotassium Iodide
SupplementPotassium Chloride
SupplementIron Amino Acid Chelate
SupplementCopper Amino Acid Chelate
SupplementThiamine Mononitrate
SupplementTips
Great! I really like the ingredients.
Adult Grain Free Limited Ingredient Chicken & Quinoa Complete Dehydrated has clear ingredients and we do not find any concerned ingredients.
Estimated Meat Content
Some pet food uses high plant protein ingredients to boost up the overall protein level — to make it looks like it includes a lot of meat, which is more appealing for customers.
Therefore, protein level itself cannot tell the quality and how much animal ingredients (more digestible than plants) is in the pet food.
1 / 7 (14%)
in top 7 ingredients28%
in dry matterBy looking at the plant protein in top ingredients and compare with the total protein level, we will try to estimate how much animal ingredients is used in the pet food as Meat Content.
Meat Content
Based on my "godly" guess, the meat content might be Medium !
It looks like it contains a moderate amount of meat. Your furbabies should still be fine with it.
Honest Kitchen Thrive Dehydrated Dog Food Product Line Review
To make a conclusion about the whole product line, we will consider all recipes and their average nutrition ratio.
Recipes Average Compares to Ideal Level
In the total of 1 recipe, the group has an average of 28% protein, 21% fat and 45% carbohydrate.
（Protein and Fat: Prefer Higher丨Carbs: Prefer Lower）
- Protein is -2 (%) less than ideal
- Fat is 6 (%) higher than ideal
- Carbs is 17 (%) higher than ideal
What does it mean?
Overall,Honest Kitchen Thrive Dehydrated Dog Food has an carbs level higher than our preferred level.
Conclusion
Throughout the review, we have 3 major opinons about this pet food line:
- Similar nutrition ratio as a common pet food
- Clear, named animal products as main ingredient
- Medium level of meat content
Based on these, we can conclude Honest Kitchen Thrive Dehydrated Dog Food is a pet food line with a 3.5 star rating.
Do we recommend Honest Kitchen Thrive Dehydrated Dog Food ?
It is a fine pet food, and it might be great to give your pets some extra meaty food or treats.
The review is entirely our own view and opinon. It is for informational reference only and not a purchase advice.
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