Simmered Salmon & Chicken One Pot Stew
Graded by The Sniff System
The Honest Kitchen Simmered Salmon & Chicken One Pot Stew is a wet food featuring salmon and chicken as its main protein sources.
This stew has a strong protein profile, with salmon as a primary ingredient, which means good biological value for your dog. It also includes other named fish like pollock, adding to the protein diversity. The carbohydrate sources are considered quality, and the formula includes declared fiber.
Nothing concerning in the deck.
Good fit for adult dogs who enjoy a wet food format. Nothing serious working against it.
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Neutral fit for adult Rottweilers. Salmon leads the deck at position 2.
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Sniff scored this formula 62/100, landing in B-tier territory. The biggest contributor was protein quality (+20 points): Strong protein profile with salmon as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value. Also adding to the lift: carbohydrate quality (+12). Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber. The 13-point gap to A-tier sits mostly in fat-quality declaration (7 of 16 possible) and protein quality (20 of 27 possible). Full fat-quality declaration requires a named-species animal fat (e.g., chicken fat, salmon oil) plus a marine oil with declared EPA/DHA milligram content; full protein quality requires named-species named-cut proteins in the top of the deck (e.g., "deboned chicken" rather than "chicken meal" or "poultry meal").
Strong protein profile with salmon as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.
Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.
No negative drivers crossed our reporting threshold.
- Top 2% for protein quality in The Honest Kitchen's lineup (20.1/27)
- Top quartile for overall Sniff Score in grain-inclusive wet foods (62/100)
Computed against the rest of our catalog. Percentiles refresh on each catalog update.
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- 1fish broth
- 2protein animalsalmon
Real fish meat. Natural source of omega-3s, which kibble usually has to add back from oil.
Position 2: co-primary protein. Two named animal proteins in the top 2 is a strong protein build.
- 3protein animalchicken
Real meat. Primary protein source, with the amino acid profile dogs actually evolved to eat.
Position 3: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.
- 4pollock
Position 4: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.
- 5grainbrown rice
Whole grain that's easy to digest. Steady carb energy plus a little fiber.
Position 5: supporting grain. Smaller contribution to the carb deck.
- 6vegetablebroccoli
Real vegetable. Adds fiber and some antioxidants. Fine in the small amounts used in kibble.
Position 6: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.
- 7tapioca
Starch from cassava root. Highly digestible energy source, but pure starch with minimal nutrition beyond that.
- 8fatsunflower oil
Common plant oil. Useful in moderation for omega-6, though too much skews the omega ratio against the dog's favor.
Position 8: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.
- 9legumepeas
Cheap protein bulk. Fine in small amounts, but when peas stack with lentils and chickpeas in the top ingredients, it's the pattern the FDA flagged in its heart-disease investigation. See why →
Position 9. Moderate inclusion. Contributes carbohydrate and some plant protein.
- 10mineraldicalcium phosphate
Calcium and phosphorus combined. Required source of both minerals, especially in formulas without much bone content.
- 11fatcoconut oil
Saturated fat with medium-chain triglycerides. Mostly marketing in the doses kibble uses, but harmless.
Position 11: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.
- 12mineralsalt
Sodium chloride. Required at small doses for normal physiology. Not a quality concern in standard amounts.
- 13mineralcopper proteinate
Copper bound to protein for better absorption. Common in better-formulated diets.
- 14mineraliron proteinate
Iron bound to protein for better absorption. The premium form versus inorganic iron sulfate.
- 15mineralmanganese proteinate
Manganese bound to protein for better absorption. The chelated form most premium brands use.
- 16mineralsodium selenite Flagged
Inorganic selenium. Effective at AAFCO levels, no documented safety concern in dogs despite what some pet food blogs claim. Selenium yeast is a marginal upgrade, not a necessity. See why →
- 17mineralzinc proteinate
Zinc bound to protein for better absorption. The premium form of the mineral, versus zinc oxide which sits cheaper on the label.
- 18mineralcalcium carbonate
Source of calcium. Functional. Required in complete dog foods, especially those without bone-in meat meals.
- 19mineralpotassium chloride
Required mineral. Sometimes used as a salt substitute. Standard inclusion in complete diets.
- 20supplementdried kelp
Natural source of iodine and trace minerals. A common premium-brand inclusion.
18 of 20 ingredients have a curated note. Coverage grows over time.