Best Wet Dog Food 2024

The first commercial human-grade dog food brand, The Honest Kitchen produces some of the finest wet dog food around. The brand offers a range of 10 wet food flavors in two textures: chunky stew and a smooth pâté. All of The Honest Kitchen's wet foods list a quality meat source as the first or second ingredient. 

The Honest Kitchen uses non-GMO produce, no rendered meats, and no artificial preservatives or flavors — only whole, human-grade ingredients here! Common ingredients include sweet potato and carrot, which help with digestion and are high in essential vitamins.

Wag!'s own pet nutrition expert and veterinary consultant, Dr. Georgia Jeremiah, pawsonally recommends The Honest Kitchen to her own clients:

"The Honest Kitchen offers convenient dry, dehydrated, and wet food options that use high protein meat sources and are fortified with fish oils and essential nutrients such as taurine."

The Honest Kitchen wet foods meet the AAFCO nutrient profile for all life stages, including growth in large dogs over 70 pounds.

Read our full review of The Honest Kitchen to discover why we give this food five paws up!

The Honest Kitchen One Pot Stew recipes

• Slow Cooked Chicken
• Tender Turkey
• Roasted Beef
• Braised Beef & Lamb
• Simmered Salmon & Chicken

The Honest Kitchen Butcher's Block Pâté recipes

• Chicken & Super Greens
  
• Turkey & Autumn Veggies
  
• Turkey, Duck, & Root Veggies
  
• Beef, Cheddar, & Farm Veggies
• Beef, Lamb, & Spring Veggies

Open Farm produces six grain-free wet foods in the form of rustic stews. Each recipe is completely human-grade and made from ethically sourced meats. All ingredients in Open Farm wet food are fully traceable, with each ingredient's point of origin listed on its website. 

Open Farm wet food recipes contain no artificial preservatives, flavors, or colors. Open Farm wet recipes incorporate superfoods like pumpkin, which is high in beta-carotene, and spinach, an excellent source of vitamins, iron, magnesium, and potassium. 

Open Farm is another brand that Dr. Jeremiah recommends:

“Open Farm dog food is formulated with high-quality ingredients and does not contain any artificial preservatives, flavors, or colors. The company also prioritizes the use of ethically sourced and humanely raised ingredients.”

Open Farm wet dog foods meet the AAFCO Nutrient Profile for maintenance (adults), except the Wild-Caught Salmon and Herring & Mackerel recipes, which are only suitable for supplemental feeding.

Check out our full Open Farm dog food review to learn why we think it's one of the best wet foods around!

Open Farm wet dog food flavors

• Grass-Fed Beef
• Harvest Chicken
• Homestead Turkey
• Wild-Caught Salmon
• Chicken & Salmon
• Herring & Mackerel

Halo offers a unique range of classic wet dog food. One of the brand's offerings is a completely vegan dog food with a 100% complete and balanced nutritional value. Halo has both grain-free and grain-inclusive wet food recipes. 

Halo's meat-inclusive recipes list the top three ingredients as a quality meat source or broth. Chickpeas and peas are the primary protein sources in the Vegan Plant-Based recipe. All recipes contain no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives. Common ingredients like pumpkin, celery, and carrot are rich in nutrients. 

Dr. Jeremiah also recommends Halo to pet parents searching for the best wet food — check out her thoughts:

“Halo’s science-based recipes are geared towards your pet’s breed size and life stage. Their food contains high-quality protein sources, and they offer a money-back guarantee if you or your pet are not completely satisfied.”

All Halo wet food recipes meet the AAFCO nutrient profile for maintenance (adults).

For a closer look at the Halo wet food range, check out our in-depth Halo dog food review.

Halo wet dog food flavors

• Vegan Plant-Based 
• Grain Free Chicken & Salmon Small Breed
• Grain Free Turkey & Duck
• Healthy Grains Beef
• Healthy Grains Chicken

Merrick's grain-inclusive dog food range ranks among the best in the business. Each recipe lists real deboned meat as the first ingredient. All recipes are made with whole foods, including carrots, potatoes, and peas. Brown rice is the primary grain included in each flavor. Merrick uses no artificial additives, preservatives, or colors in its wet dog foods. 

The Healthy Grains range features 4 Kitchen Comforts wet food recipes, and two Limited Ingredient recipes that are perfect for dogs with allergies and sensitivities.

Merrick claims its dog foods contain industry-leading omega-3 and omega-6 levels, as well as exemplary levels of glucosamine and chondroitin to support joint and bone health. Each recipe comes in a rich gravy to encourage fussy eaters. 

Merrick is another dog food brand that gets Dr. Jeremiah's seal of approval:

“Merrick products are made with high-quality, whole food ingredients, and they use no artificial preservatives, colors, or flavors.”

Merrick Healthy Grains wet dog food meets the AAFCO nutrient profile for maintenance (adults).

Merrick Healthy Grains wet dog food flavors

• Kitchen Comforts Beef Tips & Rice Stew
• Kitchen Comforts Chicken Casserole
• Kitchen Comforts Lamb Shepherd's Pie
• Kitchen Comforts Turkey Meatloaf
• Real Chicken Limited Ingredient
• Real Turkey Limited Ingredient

Redbarn's wet food options are unique as they come. Instead of being packaged in cans or cartons, Redbarn's rolled foods can be sliced and diced for easy serving. They have a shelf life of 18 months, which makes them easy to store. Grain-free and grain-inclusive options are available.

Redbarn rolled foods contain 40% meat and are cooked at low temperatures to preserve nutrients. The top five ingredients of all recipes list one quality meat source and two types of organ meats. 

These single-protein wet foods are a grrreat choice for dogs with sensitivities and allergies. However, Redbarn Rolled Foods contain some controversial ingredients, including sucrose, whole wheat flour, and pea protein, which is why we've rated them 4.5 stars instead of 5.

All Redbarn Rolled Foods meet the AAFCO nutrient profile for all life stages, including the growth of large dogs over 70 pounds as an adult.

For a deep dive into this furrific dog food, check out our Redbarn dog food review.

Redbarn rolled dog food flavors

• Beef
• Chicken
• Lamb
• Beef Grain-Free
• Chicken Grain-Free