
Wellness Complete Health Grain-Free Deboned Chicken & Chicken Meal Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Wellness Complete Health Grain-Free Deboned Chicken & Chicken Meal Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Potatoes, Peas, Chicken Meal, and Dried Ground Potatoes.
Wellness Complete Health Grain-Free Deboned Chicken & Chicken Meal Dry Dog Food Ingredients




Deboned Chicken is the skin and flesh of the chicken without the bone. It's just that and therefore it is an excellent source of healthy protein for dogs.
In addition to being a flavor that dogs love, chicken also delivers Omega-6 fatty acids that help sustain healthy skin and shiny coats along with B3 and B6 vitamins, phosphorous and selenium as well.
Potatoes are a fantastic source of complex carbohydrates which provide fuel for energy for dogs. They are also rich in many minerals and vitamins. Key elements include thiamin, manganese, folate, niacin, copper, phosphorus, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin C.
Potatoes are also a key source of dietary fiber as they are good source of digestible carbohydrates.
Peas are healthy, grain-free filter alternative that contain complex carbohydrates, fiber, protein, phytonutrients, antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins. They are also rich in protein and high in fiber.
Lutein in peas is an anti-oxidant good for heart, skin, and eye health. Sterols content in peas help lowering cholesterol. However, peas may be related to Canine Heart Disease and FDA is actively investigating this. 93 percent of reported foods in DCM cases contained peas and/or lentils.
Chicken Meal is a dry, rendered product from whole chickens that has been through some processing to remove water and fat. It looks like brown flour, and it's a highly concentrated protein/mineral resource.
Chicken meal is basically chicken with a longer storage time. It's a protein-rich food and also Vitamin B12, Tryptophan, Choline, Zinc, Iron, and Copper resource. However, it's an already processed material in dog food manufacturing and makes the food ultra-processed.
Starch Meter
According to the guaranteed analysis, Wellness Complete Health Grain-Free Deboned Chicken & Chicken Meal Dry Dog Food has 26% protein, 12% fat, 5.25% fiber, and 10% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 41.75%.
We calculated the starch ratio in Wellness Complete Health Grain-Free Deboned Chicken & Chicken Meal Dry Dog Food as 41.75%. Basically, around two fifth (almost half) of the food you feed to {your dog} is starch.
Average starch ratio of dry dog foods on inthekibble.com is 38.67% - and that means this Wellness kibble has more starch ratio than the average.