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Wellness Core Digestive Health Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Wellness Core Digestive Health Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Turkey Meal, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, and Barley. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 38.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 30.0%, fat 12.0%, fiber 4.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 38.0%
30%
12%
10%
38%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 38.0% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 30.0%. One cup carries 395 kcal.
PROTEIN
30.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
38.0%
KCAL / CUP
395
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Wellness Core Digestive Health Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 55 COMPONENTS
Chicken

Chicken

The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Turkey Meal

Turkey Meal

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

Chicken Meal

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

Brown Rice

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

Barley

The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,627 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
30.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
12.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
38.0%

395 kcal per cup.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

Every row printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Crude Protein
Not less than
Crude Fat
Not less than
Crude Fiber
Not more than
Moisture
Not more than
Calcium
Not more than
Phosphorus
Not more than
Vitamin A
Not less than
Vitamin E
Not less than
Taurine*
Not less than
Omega-6 Fatty Acids*
Not less than
Omega-3 Fatty Acids*
Not less than
Glucosamine*
Not less than
Chondroitin Sulfate*
Not less than
Total Microorganisms (Enterococcus faecium, Bacillus coagulans, Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Streptococcus thermophilus, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei)*
Not less than
Protease (Aspergillus oryzae, Trichoderma reesei, and Rhizopus oryzae)1*
Not less than
Cellulase (Aspergillus oryzae, Trichoderma reesei, and Rhizopus oryzae)2*
Not less than
Alpha-Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae, Trichoderma reesei, and Rhizopus oryzae)3*
Not less than

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

Deboned Chicken, Turkey Meal (source of Chondroitin Sulfate), Chicken Meal (source of Glucosamine), Brown Rice, Barley, Oatmeal, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Chicken Fat, Flaxseed, Pumpkin, Cranberries, Natural Flavor, Salmon Oil, Apples, Inulin, Potassium Chloride, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Papayas, Blueberries, Pomegranates, Mixed Tocopherols added to preserve freshness, Niacin, Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Fennel, Ground Peppermint, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Riboflavin, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, 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 30.0% 33.3% HIGH
FAT 12.0% 13.3% n/a
FIBER 4.0% 4.4% n/a
CARB (EST.) 38.0% 42.2% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 38.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $20.98LIVE $5.25 Amazon lowest of 2 stores
24 lb $77.98LIVE $3.25 Amazon lowest of 6 stores

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 5. 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 kcal297 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (395 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 Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice 36.7% Core Digestive Health Whitefish & Brown Rice 33.3% Complete Health Lamb & Barley 26.7% Complete Health Whitefish & Sweet Potato 24.4%

    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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