10 Best Dry Kitten Foods 2025: According to Reviews | Chewy

The 10 Best Dry Kitten Foods

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How we created this dry kitten food list

We leveraged input from our veterinarians and artificial intelligence to identify key considerations to help you find the best dry kitten food.
We scanned thousands of customer reviews and ratings and scored each product based on its performance against each of the key considerations. We then considered how popular a product is with Chewy customers and combined that with its key consideration scores to create the list of the best dry kitten foods.

Key dry kitten food considerations

Digestibility

Ingredients

Nutritional Content

Texture and Size

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Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag

Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
5,096
$18.58Chewy Price
($1.33/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Texture and Size

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry kitten food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Kitten

Top Ingredients

Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Protein Meal, Rice, Soy Flour, Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols

Special Diet

High-Protein, Pea-Free, Natural, With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
2
Purina ONE +Plus Healthy Kitten Muscle Vision & Brain Development Natural Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Healthy Kitten Muscle Vision & Brain Development Natural Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Healthy Kitten Muscle Vision & Brain Development Natural Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Healthy Kitten Muscle Vision & Brain Development Natural Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Healthy Kitten Muscle Vision & Brain Development Natural Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Healthy Kitten Muscle Vision & Brain Development Natural Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Healthy Kitten Muscle Vision & Brain Development Natural Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Purina ONE +Plus Healthy Kitten Muscle Vision & Brain Development Natural Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
3,425
$34.48Chewy Price
($2.16/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Texture and Size

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry kitten food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Kitten

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Rice Flour, Soybean Meal

Special Diet

High-Protein, Natural, With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
3
Royal Canin Feline Health Nutrition Kitten Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Health Nutrition Kitten Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Health Nutrition Kitten Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Health Nutrition Kitten Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Health Nutrition Kitten Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Health Nutrition Kitten Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Health Nutrition Kitten Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Health Nutrition Kitten Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Health Nutrition Kitten Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Royal Canin Feline Health Nutrition Kitten Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
1,570
$41.99Chewy Price
($6.00/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.8/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.8/5
Excellent

Texture and Size

4.8/5
Excellent

Is this dry kitten food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Kitten

Top Ingredients

Chicken By-Product Meal,  Brown Rice,  Brewers Rice,  Chicken Fat,  Wheat Gluten

Special Diet

With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
4
Hill's Science Diet Kitten Healthy Development Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Kitten Healthy Development Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Kitten Healthy Development Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Kitten Healthy Development Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Kitten Healthy Development Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Kitten Healthy Development Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Kitten Healthy Development Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Kitten Healthy Development Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Kitten Healthy Development Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag

Our ratings

Digestibility

4.6/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Texture and Size

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry kitten food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Kitten

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Brown Rice, Wheat Gluten, Chicken Fat, Cracked Pearled Barley

Special Diet

With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
5
Iams ProActive Health Kitten Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Kitten Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Kitten Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Kitten Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Kitten Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Kitten Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Kitten Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Kitten Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Iams ProActive Health Kitten Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
2,027
$33.98Chewy Price
($2.13/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.6/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Texture and Size

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this dry kitten food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Kitten

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Ground Sorghum, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)

Special Diet

Pea-Free, With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
6
Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein Natural Grain-Free Chicken Kitten Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein Natural Grain-Free Chicken Kitten Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein Natural Grain-Free Chicken Kitten Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein Natural Grain-Free Chicken Kitten Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein Natural Grain-Free Chicken Kitten Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein Natural Grain-Free Chicken Kitten Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein Natural Grain-Free Chicken Kitten Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein Natural Grain-Free Chicken Kitten Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein Natural Grain-Free Chicken Kitten Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag

Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein Natural Grain-Free Chicken Kitten Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
1,503
$28.98Chewy Price
($5.80/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Texture and Size

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this dry kitten food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Kitten

Top Ingredients

Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Pea Protein, Tapioca Starch, Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids)

Special Diet

High-Protein, No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Natural, Grain-Free

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
7
Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
1,177
$28.08Chewy Price
($4.02/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Texture and Size

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry kitten food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Kitten

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-tocopherols

Special Diet

High-Protein, With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
8
Meow Mix Kitten Li'l Nibbles Dry Cat Food, 3.15-lb bag
Meow Mix Kitten Li'l Nibbles Dry Cat Food, 3.15-lb bag
Meow Mix Kitten Li'l Nibbles Dry Cat Food, 3.15-lb bag
Meow Mix Kitten Li'l Nibbles Dry Cat Food, 3.15-lb bag
Meow Mix Kitten Li'l Nibbles Dry Cat Food, 3.15-lb bag
Meow Mix Kitten Li'l Nibbles Dry Cat Food, 3.15-lb bag
Meow Mix Kitten Li'l Nibbles Dry Cat Food, 3.15-lb bag
Meow Mix Kitten Li'l Nibbles Dry Cat Food, 3.15-lb bag

Meow Mix Kitten Li'l Nibbles Dry Cat Food, 3.15-lb bag

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
1,326
$5.65Chewy Price
($1.80/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.3/5
Great

Ingredients

4.4/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.4/5
Great

Texture and Size

4.4/5
Great

Is this dry kitten food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Kitten

Top Ingredients

Chicken By-Product Meal, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Yellow Corn, Soybean Meal

Special Diet

With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Salmon, Turkey, Poultry...
9
ORIJEN Original Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 4-lb bag
ORIJEN Original Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 4-lb bag
ORIJEN Original Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 4-lb bag
ORIJEN Original Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 4-lb bag
ORIJEN Original Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 4-lb bag
ORIJEN Original Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 4-lb bag
ORIJEN Original Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 4-lb bag
ORIJEN Original Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 4-lb bag

ORIJEN Original Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 4-lb bag

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
2,058
$31.99Chewy Price
($8.00/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.4/5
Great

Ingredients

4.4/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.4/5
Great

Texture and Size

4.3/5
Great

Is this dry kitten food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Turkey, Whole Herring, Turkey Giblets (Liver, Heart

Special Diet

High-Protein, Gluten Free, Natural, Raw...

Food Flavor

Turkey, Mackerel, Chicken, Poultry...
10
Fancy Feast Kitten Savory Chicken & Turkey Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Kitten Savory Chicken & Turkey Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Kitten Savory Chicken & Turkey Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Kitten Savory Chicken & Turkey Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Kitten Savory Chicken & Turkey Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Kitten Savory Chicken & Turkey Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Kitten Savory Chicken & Turkey Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Kitten Savory Chicken & Turkey Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Fancy Feast Kitten Savory Chicken & Turkey Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
255
$18.98Chewy Price
($2.72/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Texture and Size

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry kitten food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Kitten

Top Ingredients

Chicken By-Product Meal, Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Whole Grain Corn

Food Flavor

Poultry, Chicken

Food Form

Dry Food

Frequently Asked Questions about Dry Kitten Foods

At what age can kittens eat dry food?

Kittens can eat dry food at between 6 to 8 weeks of age, although you may want to start by soaking your kitten's dry kibble to make it easier to eat and digest. Be sure to feed your kitten only cat foods formulated for kittens, as kittens need specific essential nutrients to grow and thrive.

Do kittens prefer wet or dry kitten foods?

Kittens tend to prefer wet food over dry food, but every kitten is different and yours may like kibble just as well or more. Cats generally find wet food to be more palatable than kibble, due to what is often a higher meat content and an appetizing aroma.

How long should my kitten eat dry kitten food?

Your kitten should eat dry kitten food until she has reached the age of maturity and finished growing. Most experts recommend switching from kitten to adult cat food at around one year of age, or at 18 to 24 months if you have a larger breed like a Maine Coon. Consult with your vet about the right time to transition your kitten to adult food, and be sure to make the transition gradually to allow your kitten time to adjust.