Best Plant-Based Dog Food 2024

Petaluma is a sustainable pet nutrition brand that creates “dog food for the next generation.” It currently has two veterinarian-designed recipes for adult and senior dogs, both of which are gently oven-baked to preserve nutrients and flavors. 

The ingredients used, which offer optimal nutrition and reduced environmental impact, include plant proteins such as chickpeas, peanut butter, and brewer’s yeast; vegetables and herbs such as sweet potatoes, carrots, turmeric, and parsley; and healthy fats such as marine microalgae and sunflower oil. 

The senior formula also contains DHA, glucosamine, and other age-defying nutrients.

Petaluma baked dog food flavors:

• Roasted Peanut Butter & Sweet Potato Flavor for Adult Dogs
• Baked Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Flavor for Senior Dogs

PawCo is a new pet food company that makes fresh plant-based meals for pups. All of its recipes were created by board-certified animal nutritionists and food scientists and its original GreenBites recipes feature GreenMeat, the world’s first plant-based meat for dogs. 

GreenMeat is a complete meat alternative that contains plant and yeast proteins, vegetable oils and fats, vitamins, minerals, and probiotics. 

By combining GreenMeat with fresh fruits and vegetables like peas, broccoli, carrots, pumpkin, cranberries, blueberries, and green apples, PawCo’s recipes offer benefits such as reduced inflammation, better digestion, and more energy. 

In early 2024, PawCo introduced LuxBites and InstaBites. LuxBites is a premium fresh dog food packed with fermented protein and postbiotics, while InstaBites is the first fresh shelf-stable plant-based dog food, with a customizable texture. InstaBites features a nutritious blend of mixed greens that provide calcium, iron, and important vitamins.

PawCo fresh dog food flavors:

• GreenBites Green Mix & Carrots
• GreenBites Peanut Butter & Apple
• GreenBites Pumpkin & Cranberries
• GreenBites Blueberries & Veggies
• LuxBites 
• InstaBites (shelf-stable)
  

Bramble is a fresh plant-based dog food company with a health-first approach. Formulated by board-certified veterinary nutritionists and expert animal nutritionists, its recipes are packed with whole food ingredients such as lentils, sweet potatoes, peas, apples, potatoes, chickpeas, carrots, and butternut squash. 

Both of its current offerings are also high in protein, with one containing more protein than most animal-based pet foods! Bramble’s vegan dog food is lab tested to ensure it provides all the amino acids and nutrients dogs need. 

Bramble fresh dog food flavors:

• The Cowbell
• The Roost

V-dog prides itself on being “a totally different kind of dog food company” and has been making vegan dog food since 2005. 

Formulated by canine nutritionists and veterinarians, its dry recipe is chock-full of healthy ingredients such as peas, brown rice, oatmeal, flaxseeds, quinoa, blueberries, cranberries, and watercress, as well as added taurine, DHA, and prebiotics. 

V-dog also has a wet formula containing pea protein, chickpeas, carrots, and sweet potatoes. Unlike most plant-based dog foods that are for adult dogs only, this one’s suitable for puppies too. 

V-dog dry dog food flavors:

• Kind Kibble
• Mini Bites

V-dog wet dog food flavors:

• Happy Harvest

Wild Earth is an award-winning plant-based dog food brand that offers healthy and flavorful recipes developed by veterinarians and food scientists. 

The ingredients, which were chosen for specific health benefits, include non-animal proteins such as dried yeast and ancient grains for strong muscles, complex carbohydrates such as sweet potatoes for smooth digestion, and good fats such as flaxseed and sunflower oil for healthy skin. 

The Performance Formula also contains fruits and vegetables such as spinach and blueberries for vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. 

Wild Earth dry dog food flavors:

• Performance Formula Veggie Chick’n Kabob Flavor
• Maintenance Formula Classic Roast Flavor
• Maintenance Formula Golden Rotisserie Flavor