Spec card for The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Chicken & Salmon: Dehydrated, Puppy

The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Chicken & Salmon (Puppy, Dehydrated)

Ingredients (verbatim, per manufacturer product page): Chicken, barley, oats, flaxseed, peas, salmon, tricalcium phosphate, potatoes, carrots, parsley, cranberries, minerals*, taurine, vitamins**, fish oil (source of DHA), pumpkin, salt, dried kelp, chicken bone broth, blueberries, choline chloride, turmeric, dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product.

Guaranteed analysis (as fed, per manufacturer): Crude Protein (min) 26.0%, Crude Fat (min) 13.0%, Crude Fiber (max) 4.5%, Moisture (max) 9.0%. Energy 444 kcal/cup. AAFCO: The Honest Kitchen states this Puppy recipe is formulated to meet the AAFCO dog food nutrient requirements (per manufacturer). Chicken is the first ingredient.

Wholemade Whole Grain Chicken & Salmon is The Honest Kitchen's dehydrated recipe formulated for puppies, built on chicken, barley, oats, flaxseed and peas as its first five ingredients by pre cooking weight, with salmon and fish oil added further down the list as a source of DHA. It is sold in 2 pound and 7 pound boxes meant to be rehydrated with warm water. The manufacturer's feeding chart lists about 1 to 1.75 cups per day for a puppy 4 to 8 months old weighing 11 to 20 pounds. The recipe also carries a dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product, a probiotic strain, and chicken bone broth. Whatever food ends up in the bowl, a single ingredient freeze dried topper is a way to add interest without changing the diet, which is what Sniff and Shift makes in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Consolidated from publicly available manufacturer information (link above), compiled Sep 18, 2026. Not tested or evaluated by Sniff and Shift. Not medical advice, verify on current packaging and consult your veterinarian.

Questions about The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Chicken & Salmon

What are the first ingredients in The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Chicken & Salmon?

As listed on The Honest Kitchen's product page, the first ingredients are Chicken, barley, oats, flaxseed, peas. The full list is on the spec sheet above.

How much protein and fat does The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Chicken & Salmon have?

The Honest Kitchen publishes crude protein 26.0% (as-fed min) and crude fat 13.0% (as-fed min), with 444 kcal/cup. These are the maker's published figures, not our measurements.

Does The Honest Kitchen publish an AAFCO statement for The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Chicken & Salmon?

The Honest Kitchen states: The Honest Kitchen states this Puppy recipe is formulated to meet the AAFCO dog food nutrient requirements (per manufacturer)

What kind of food is The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Whole Grain Chicken & Salmon?

The Honest Kitchen lists it as dehydrated, puppy dog food.

Where do these numbers come from?

Every figure on this page is transcribed from The Honest Kitchen's own product page, linked in the Source line above. Check the bag for the current label.

Source: The Honest Kitchen product page (thehonestkitchen.com), and the maker's supporting page. Figures are the maker's published values; check the bag for the current label.

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