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Wellness Core+ Beef & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Wellness Core+ Beef & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Beef, Chicken Meal (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, and Oatmeal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 31.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 33.0%, fat 16.0%, fiber 4.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 31.0%
33%
16%
10%
31%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 31.0% of this cup, below the kibble average. Protein comes in at 33.0%. One cup carries 398 kcal.
PROTEIN
33.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
31.0%
KCAL / CUP
398
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Wellness Core+ Beef & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 53 COMPONENTS
Beef

Beef

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

Chicken Meal

Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Turkey Meal

Turkey Meal

Turkey that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Brown Rice

Brown Rice

Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Oatmeal

Oatmeal

Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,681 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
33.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
16.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
31.0%

398 kcal per cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

Deboned Beef, Chicken Meal (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley, Brewers Dried Yeast, Chicken Fat, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Salmon Oil, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Dried Chicory Root, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Spinach, Broccoli, Carrots, Parsley, Apples, Blueberries, Kale, Mixed Tocopherols added to preserve freshness, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), d-Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract, Spearmint Extract

Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 33.0% 36.7% HIGH
FAT 16.0% 17.8% n/a
FIBER 4.0% 4.4% n/a
CARB (EST.) 31.0% 34.4% TYPICAL
STARCH RATIO 31.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $23.98 $6.00 Amazon lowest of 2 stores
18 lb $81.98 $4.55 Amazon lowest of 6 stores
30 lb $24.99 $0.83 Tractor Supply

Prices are from our check on Sep 28. 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
2.7CUPS
    1,076 kcal292 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (398 kcal per cup). 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

    Core Digestive Health Chicken & Brown Rice 33.3% Core Digestive Health Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice 36.7% Core Digestive Health Whitefish & Brown Rice 33.3% Complete Health Lamb & Barley 26.7%

    Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, 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 bag. 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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