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Wellness Core Hearty Cuts Beef & Venison Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 12.5 oz cans, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 50% protein and 17% fat, and each can carries 338 kcal.

  • Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
  • Chunks
  • 12.5 oz can
  • 82% water
Protein is 50.0% once the water is taken out, above the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 9.0% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 338 kcal and about 10.3 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
50.0%
KCAL / CAN
338
CANS A DAY*
3.2
COST A DAY*
$13.64

*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.

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Wellness Core Hearty Cuts Beef & Venison Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 48 COMPONENTS
Beef

Beef

The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Beef Broth

Beef Broth

The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.

Venison Broth

The liquid produced by simmering venison.
Beef Liver

Beef Liver

The liver of cattle, an organ meat.
Venison

Venison

The clean flesh of deer, used fresh.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First meat
Beef, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Beef, Beef Liver and Venison.
Thickeners and binders
Potato Starch and Guar Gum. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
Added color
None listed.
Flagged additives
None from our list.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the can, measured “as fed”

Calories
954 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
9.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
3.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.0%
Moisture (max.)
82.0%

338 kcal per 12.5 oz can.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Beef, Beef Broth, Venison Broth, Beef Liver, Venison, Natural Flavor, Potato Starch, Sweet Potatoes, Dried Egg Product, Green Beans, Guar Gum, Carrots, Apples, Blueberries, Broccoli, Kale, Parsley, Spinach, Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Sodium Phosphate, Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Canola Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Dried Chicory Root, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, Choline Chloride, Salmon Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid

Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.

NUTRITION WITH THE WATER TAKEN OUT

Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.

NUTRIENT ON THE LABEL WATER OUT WET FOOD MEDIAN
PROTEIN 9.0% 50.0% 43.2%
FAT 3.0% 16.7% 22.2%
FIBER 1.0% 5.6% -
CARBS (EST.) - 16.7% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 816 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
50%
Higher than 81%. Median 43%.
Calories
954 kcal/kg
Richer than 40%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
82%
Wetter than 58%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$12.68
Pricier than 68%. Median $10.36.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a can costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
12 oz $4.39LIVE $5.85 PetSmart
12.8 oz $4.39 $5.49 PetSmart

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 18. Others are from our check on Oct 15. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
3.2CANS
    1,076 kcal39.8 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (954 kcal per kg, 338 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // WELLNESS

    2 FDA Recalls On Record

    MAR 17, 2017
    CONTAINS BEEF THYROID HORMONE

    Beef Topper for Dogs Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    MAY 7, 2012
    POTENTIAL SALMONELLA

    Wellness Complete Health Super5Mix Large Breed Puppy dry dog food (made by Diamond) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    Complete Health Paté Chicken & Sweet Potato 36.4% Complete Health Lamb & Sweet Potato 36.4% Complete Health Paté Puppy Chicken & Salmon 40.9% Core Paté Whitefish, Salmon & Herring Grain-Free 50.0%

    Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, calories, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a can. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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