wet food

Pet meal, jarred

Wet food is pet food with high moisture content, typically sold in cans or pouches—distinguished from dry food or kibble.

The term appears most often in discussions of cat and dog nutrition: The vet recommended switching to wet food for hydration.

By extension, wet food can describe any moist prepared food, but the pet context dominates.

Related

canned · pet nutrition · dry · pâté · emulsification · pouch · treats · chunks · bisque · shelf stability · chowder · hydration · soft diet · meaty · refrigerate · consommé · gumbo · ramen

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moisture content

wet foodkibble

Ground pet food pellets

dehydrated food · freeze-dried food · biscuits · hard food · raw food

Family

wet, food

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G