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The Honest Kitchen

The Honest Kitchen Grain Free Beef Clusters – The Honest Kitchen

3.0★Public ScoreManufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Key points

Protein source

Moderate caution

Whole plant protein source in the top 3

Top 3: Beef, peas, potatoes

The crude protein number may include influence from whole plant ingredients.

This is not the same as processed protein boosting, but it is not purely meat-led.

Ingredient guide

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide
Fish oilSkin and joint support ingredientTaurineHeart support ingredientTurmeric/curcuminAntioxidant and joint support ingredientProbioticsGut support ingredientOmega-3Skin and joint support ingredientOmega-6Skin and coat support ingredientEPA+DHASkin, joint, and heart support ingredientVitamin EAntioxidant and skin support ingredient
Needs context

Ingredient grade

C

Grade C

Top ingredient profile

Beef
peas
potatoes
Fresh-meat leadPlant booster present
Crude protein26%
Crude protein26%
Crude fat14.5%
Other 60%

Protein position, fat position, and calorie density position are relative to foods in the same processing type cohort.

biotechProtein position
Higher
query_statsFat position
Typical
local_fire_departmentCalorie density
Typical

This food can stay in comparison, but ingredient quality still needs a more conservative read.

There is enough public data to keep this food in comparison, but the top ingredient structure does not support a stronger positive claim yet.

Nutritional strengths

  • The first ingredient is a species-named fresh meat.
  • Crude protein is on the higher side.
  • Nutrient disclosure is broad enough to compare real numbers directly.

What still needs work

  • Fresh meat carries a moisture variable. When whole plant protein sources are also high in the list, part of the crude-protein number may come from those plant ingredients.
  • Whole plant protein sources can contribute to crude protein, so the animal-protein share still needs a closer read.
  • Omega-6:3 Ratio sits near the upper end of the preferred range, so a more conservative read makes sense.

Brand context

Brand background availableRecall history confirmed

Founded in 2002 in the United States. This brand has a confirmed public recall history.

Ingredient analysis

The top ingredients are still usable, but this is the part to inspect more carefully before calling the recipe a clear strength.

restaurantIngredient Quality Analysis

C3/6
Ingredient Grade
Mixed
1Beef
Fresh Meat · Top
2peas
Whole Plant Protein · Lower
3potatoes
Starchy Tuber · Mid

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Beef is a named fresh meat ingredient. The animal source is clearly identified. It reads as an top-tier protein source.
  • •peas is a whole plant-protein ingredient. It is not a processed protein concentrate, but when it appears near the top it can still weaken the animal-protein-led structure. It reads as an lower-tier plant protein booster.
  • •potatoes is a starchy tuber ingredient. It is not a grain, but it still reads mainly as a starch and energy source. It reads as an mid-tier carb source.
restaurantIngredient Grade CMixed

Full collected ingredient list

26 ingredients
Beefpeaspotatoesbeef liverlentilseggsflaxseedcarrotstricalcium phosphatenatural beef flavorsaltcoconut oilbroccolipumpkinapplesfish oilvitamins [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]dried kelptaurineminerals [iron amino acid chelate, copper amino acid chelate, manganese amino acid chelate, zinc amino acid chelate, sodium selenite]mixed tocopherols (preservative)kalechia seedturmericdried bacillus coagulans fermentation productrosemary extract.
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
Neutral ingredients
Caution ingredients
High-caution ingredients

Why did the base review land here?

Ingredient qualityNutrient disclosure levelManufacturing & trust

This review score combines ingredient composition, nutrient disclosure, manufacturing trust, and core nutrient caution signals.

Nutrient disclosure

Partial disclosure

Core guaranteed analysis is usable, but deeper rows still need a more cautious read.

Safety verification

1 warnings

There is no immediate hard stop here, but a few caution rows are still worth checking.

Public data trust (ETF)

C1 tier

Detailed nutrition is visible, but not at a product-level traceability standard.

Where it sits in the same processing cohort

Oven-Baked cohortUpper middle

Within the Oven-Baked cohort, this recipe sits in the upper middle band.

Final word

There is enough here to keep the food in comparison, but not enough to stop comparing yet.

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