Best Dry Dog Food

Our top 26 picks — ranked by ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and verified recall history.

📊 26 products 🔍 Independently ranked 📅 Last reviewed May 2026
#1
Open Farm Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Open Farm Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Grass Fed Beef is one of 21 dry recipes in our review of the Open Farm product line. This Open Farm recipe obtains the bulk of its animal protein from beef . Dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 36% protein, 18% fat and 38% estimated carbs… producing a fat-to-protein ratio of about 48%.

Main Ingredients
Humanely raised beef, ocean whitefish meal, field peas, sweet potato, beef livers
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#2
Maxbone Freeze-dried Raw Dog Food

Maxbone Freeze-dried Raw Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Maxbone Muscle Up Beef Meal is one of two recipes in our review of the product range. This Maxbone recipe derives the bulk of its animal protein from farm-raised beef . Dry matter label analysis reveals it contains 53.8% protein, 33.7% fat and 4.2% carbohydrates . . . resulting in a fat-to-protein ratio of about 63%.

Main Ingredients
Beef, beef bone, beef fat, beef kidney, beef heart
Texture
Freeze-Dried
Type
Grain-Free
#3
Redbarn Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Redbarn Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Redbarn Grain-Free Sky is one of 3 dry recipes studied in our review of the Redbarn dry product line. Redbarn Sky derives the bulk of its meat protein from fresh turkey and chicken . Dry matter label analysis reveals a wet recipe containing 32.1% protein, 17.4% fat and 35% estimated carbs… with a fat-to-protein ratio of about 54%.

Main Ingredients
Turkey, chicken, chicken meal, duck meal, turkey meal
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#4
Brothers Complete Ultra Premium Venison Meal & Egg Formula

Brothers Complete Ultra Premium Venison Meal & Egg Formula

5.0 / 5.0

This Brother’s formula is made with venison, a novel animal protein, low-glycemic carbs, and a blend of pre- and probiotics to support a healthy digestive system. It is a highly recommended premium dry food and has received the Dog Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of four recipes in our review of the product range.

Main Ingredients
Venison meal, whole eggs dried, turkey meal, cassava root, peas
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#5
Tally's Ranch Slow Cooked & Air Dried Beef Recipe

Tally's Ranch Slow Cooked & Air Dried Beef Recipe

5.0 / 5.0

Tally’s Ranch Slow Cooked & Air Dried Beef Recipe is one of 2 air-dried foods included in our review of the Tally’s Ranch Slow Cooked & Air Dried product line. This recipe derives the bulk of its animal protein from beef . Dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 34.2% protein, 18.5% fat and 33.6% estimated carbs… creating a fat-to-protein ratio of about 54%.

Main Ingredients
Beef, oats, beef liver, tapioca, sweet potatoes
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#6
Jinx Dry Dog Food

Jinx Dry Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Salmon, Brown Rice and Sweet Potato recipe is one of 4 dry foods included in our review of the Jinx product line. This Jinx recipe derives the bulk of its animal protein from fresh salmon . Dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 30% protein, 16% fat and 46% estimated carbs… creating a fat-to-protein ratio of about 52%.

Main Ingredients
Salmon, pearled barley, ground peas, turkey meal, brown rice
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-inclusive
#7
A Pup Above Whole Food Cubies

A Pup Above Whole Food Cubies

4.5 / 5.0

Chicken Pupatouille is one of 4 dehydrated recipes covered in our review of the A Pup Above product line. This particular recipes derives the bulk of its meat protein from chicken . Dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 33% protein, 21% fat and 38% estimated carbs… resulting a fat-to-protein ratio of about 63%.

Main Ingredients
Chicken, chicken heart, sweet potato, barley, oat
Type
Grain-inclusive (barley, oat)
Protein Percentage
33%
#8
pawTree

pawTree

5.0 / 5.0

pawTree Real Chicken & Oatmeal is one of five grain-inclusive foods in our review of this dry food range. Developed by veterinarians, this recipe gets a 5-star rating from the Dog Food Advisor’s pet nutritionist Laura Ward , as it contains no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Our dry matter label anaylsis reveals it has a high protein level of 32%, fat at 19% and carbohydrate content of 41%.

Main Ingredients
Chicken, chicken meal, oatmeal, brown rice, pearled barley
Texture
Dry
Type
With grain
#9
Wellness Complete Health Dry Dog Food

Wellness Complete Health Dry Dog Food

4.5 / 5.0

Wellness Complete Health Adult Deboned Chicken and Oatmeal is one of 13 dry recipes included in our review of the Wellness Complete Health product line. This Wellness Complete Health formula derives the bulk of its meat protein from chicken and chicken meal . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the product contains 27% protein, 13% fat and 52% estimated carbs… creating a fat-to-protein ratio of about 50%.

Main Ingredients
Deboned chicken, chicken meal, oatmeal, ground barley, peas
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-inclusive
#10
Raised Right Gently Cooked And Then Air Dried Turkey Recipe

Raised Right Gently Cooked And Then Air Dried Turkey Recipe

5.0 / 5.0

The Raised Right Gently Cooked & Air Dried Turkey Recipe is gently cooked and then air-dried, an excellent dry option, a whole food recipe that is high in protein and low in carbs. This family-owned business emphasizes “home-style” human-grade pet food. It is also environmentally conscious, partnering with Plastic Neutral Certified and Carbonfree Shipping to minimize plastic waste and carbon emissions.

Main Ingredients
Turkey thigh, turkey heart, turkey liver, carrots, blueberries
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#11
Taste of the Wild Dry Dog Food

Taste of the Wild Dry Dog Food

4.5 / 5.0

High Prairie is one of 9 dry recipes included in our review of the Taste of the Wild product line. This particular recipe derives the majority of its meat protein from fresh buffalo , as well as both chicken and lamb meals . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 36% protein, 20% fat and 36% estimated carbs… producing a fat-to-protein ratio of about 56%.

Main Ingredients
Buffalo, lamb meal, chicken meal, sweet potatoes, peas
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#12
The Pets Table

The Pets Table

4.0 / 5.0

The Pets Table Chicken and Sweet Potato is one of two recipes included in our review of the The Pets Table (Air-Dried) dry product line. This recipe derives the bulk of its animal protein from chicken. Dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 29% protein, 35% fat and 28% estimated carbs… resulting in a fat-to-protein ratio of about 122%.

Main Ingredients
Chicken, carrots, sweet potato, coconut oil, sunflower oil
Type
Air-dried
Protein Percentage
29%
#13
Instinct Original Grain-Free Dry

Instinct Original Grain-Free Dry

5.0 / 5.0

Instinct Original with Real Beef is one of 5 dry recipes included in our review of the Instinct Original product line. This Instinct example derives the majority of its animal protein from beef and chicken meal . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 40% protein, 23% fat and 29% estimated carbs… which creates a fat-to-protein ratio of about 57%.

Main Ingredients
Beef, chicken meal, white fish meal, peas, chicken fat
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#14
Spot and Tango Unkibble

Spot and Tango Unkibble

4.5 / 5.0

Chicken and Brown Rice Unkibble is one of 3 dry recipes included in our review of the Spot and Tango product line. This particular formula derives the majority of its animal protein from fresh chicken . Dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 26% protein, 17% fat and 49% estimated carbs… producing a fat-to-protein ratio of about 64%.

Main Ingredients
Chicken, brown rice, sweet potatoes, carrots, apples
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-inclusive
#15
Nature's Logic Dry Dog Food

Nature's Logic Dry Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Nature’s Logic Canine Chicken Meal Feast is one of 11 dry recipes included in our review of the Nature’s Logic product line. This Nature’s Logic example recipe derives the bulk of its meat protein from chicken meal . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the product contains 40% protein, 17% fat and 36% estimated carbs… yielding a fat-to-protein ratio of about 42%.

Main Ingredients
Chicken meal, millet, chicken fat, pumpkin seed, yeast culture
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-inclusive
#16
Blue Buffalo Life Protection Dry

Blue Buffalo Life Protection Dry

4.0 / 5.0

Blue Buffalo Life Protection Chicken and Rice is one of 21 kibble recipes included in our review of the Blue Buffalo Life Protection product line. This Life Protection recipe derives the majority of its animal protein from chicken and chicken meal . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 27% protein, 16% fat and 50% estimated carbs… creating a fat-to-protein ratio of about 58%.

Main Ingredients
Deboned chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, barley, oatmeal
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-inclusive
#17
Canidae Grain-Free Pure Dry Dog Food

Canidae Grain-Free Pure Dry Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Canidae Pure Real Salmon and Sweet Potato is one of 10 dry kibble recipes included in our review of the Canidae Grain-Free Pure product line. This product derives the majority of its meat protein from fresh salmon , as well as salmon meal and menhaden fish meal . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 36% protein, 20% fat and 36% estimated carbs… which produces a fat-to-protein ratio of about 56%.

Main Ingredients
Salmon, salmon meal, menhaden fish meal, sweet potatoes, peas
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#18
Orijen Dry Dog Food

Orijen Dry Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Orijen Original is one of 9 dry recipes included in our review of the Orijen product line. This Orijen product derives the majority of its animal protein from chicken, turkey and fish . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 43% protein, 21% fat and 28% estimated carbs… which produces a fat-to-protein ratio of about 47%.

Main Ingredients
Deboned chicken, deboned turkey, Atlantic flounder, cage-free eggs, whole Atlantic mackerel
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#19
Nulo Freestyle Dry Dog Food

Nulo Freestyle Dry Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Nulo Freestyle Adult Turkey and Sweet Potato is one of 9 dry kibble recipes included in our review of the Nulo Freestyle product line. This recipe derives the bulk of its meat protein from turkey , as well as turkey and salmon meals . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 37% protein, 20% fat and 35% estimated carbs… which produces a fat-to-protein ratio of about 55%.

Main Ingredients
Deboned turkey, turkey meal, salmon meal, chickpeas, chicken fat
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#20
Go! Carnivore Dry Dog Food

Go! Carnivore Dry Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Go! Carnivore Chicken, Turkey and Duck Adult is one of 5 kibble recipes included in our review of the Go! Carnivore product line. This Go! Carnivore formula derives the majority of its animal protein from chicken, turkey and salmon meals , as well fresh chicken and turkey . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 38% protein, 18% fat and 36% estimated carbs… resulting in a fat-to-protein ratio of about 47%.

Main Ingredients
Chicken meal, turkey meal, salmon meal, de-boned chicken, de-boned turkey
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#21
Wellness Core Dry Dog Food

Wellness Core Dry Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Wellness Core Original is one of 12 dry grain-free recipes included in our review of the Wellness Core product line. This formula derives the bulk of its animal protein from fresh turkey , as well as turkey and chicken meals . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 38% protein, 18% fat and 36% estimated carbs… producing a fat-to-protein ratio of about 47%.

Main Ingredients
Deboned turkey, turkey meal, chicken meal, peas, potatoes
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#22
Holistic Select Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Holistic Select Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Holistic Select Adult and Puppy Health is one of 11 kibble recipes included in our review of the Holistic Select Grain-Free product line. This formula derives most of its meat protein from fresh salmon , as well as anchovy and sardine meal . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 32% protein, 16% fat and 44% estimated carbs… producing a fat-to-protein ratio of about 48%.

Main Ingredients
Salmon, anchovy and sardine meal, potatoes, peas, menhaden fish meal
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
#23
Dr. Tim's Dry Dog Food

Dr. Tim's Dry Dog Food

5.0 / 5.0

Dr. Tim’s Pursuit Active Dog Formula is one of 8 dry kibble recipes included in our review of the Dr. Tim’s product line. This Dr. Tim’s product derives the bulk of its animal protein from chicken meal . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 33% protein, 22% fat and 36% estimated carbs… creating a fat-to-protein ratio of about 67%.

Main Ingredients
Chicken meal, brown rice, chicken fat, whole oat groats, dried beet pulp
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-inclusive
#24
Iams Proactive Health Dry Dog Food

Iams Proactive Health Dry Dog Food

4.0 / 5.0

Iams Mini Chunks Lamb and Rice Adult formula is one of 12 dry recipes included in our review of the Iams Proactive Health product line. This recipe derives a large portion of its animal protein from fresh lamb . Our dry matter label analysis reveals it contains 28% protein, 16% fat and 49% estimated carbs… which creates a fat-to-protein ratio of about 56%.

Main Ingredients
Lamb, chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, ground whole grain barley, ground whole grain corn
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-inclusive
#25
Annamaet Dry Dog Food

Annamaet Dry Dog Food

4.5 / 5.0

Annamaet Ultra is one of 8 dry recipes included in our review of the Annamaet product line. This Annamaet kibble derives most of its meat protein from chicken meal . Our dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 36% protein, 22% fat and 34% estimated carbs… which produces a fat-to-protein ratio of about 63%.

Main Ingredients
Chicken meal, brown rice, chicken fat, whole dry eggs, herring meal
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-inclusive
#26
Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Dry

Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Dry

5.0 / 5.0

Real Beef and Brown Rice is one of 13 recipes included in our review of the Merrick Classic dry product line. This formula derives the bulk of its animal protein from fresh deboned beef and pork meal. Dry matter label analysis reveals the recipe contains 29% protein, 17% fat and 46% estimated carbs… resulting in a fat-to-protein ratio of about 58%.

Main Ingredients
Deboned beef, pork meal, brown rice, barley, oatmeal
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-inclusive

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