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Wellness Core Digestive Health Chicken - Dog Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 13.0 oz cans. With the water taken out it is 55% protein and 23% fat, and each can carries 489 kcal.

  • Sold as a meal for all life stages
  • 13.0 oz can
  • 78% water
Protein is 54.5% once the water is taken out, above the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 12.0% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 489 kcal and about 10.1 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
54.5%
KCAL / CAN
489
CANS A DAY*
2.2
COST A DAY*
$9.71

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

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PetSmart 13 oz $4.39 ($5.42/lb)
Wellness Core Digestive Health Chicken - Dog Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 43 COMPONENTS
Chicken

Chicken

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

Chicken Broth

The liquid produced by simmering chicken, used to add moisture and flavor.
Chicken Liver

Chicken Liver

The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Dried Peas

Dried Peas

Peas with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated legume ingredient.
Potato Protein

Potato Protein

The protein fraction separated from potatoes after the starch is removed.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First meat
Chicken, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Chicken, Chicken Liver and Whitefish.
Thickeners and binders
Cassia Gum and Xanthan 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
1,324 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
12.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
5.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.5%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

489 kcal per 13.0 oz can.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken, Chicken Broth, Chicken Liver, Ground Dried Peas, Potato Protein, Whitefish, Chicken Heart, Ground Flaxseed, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Dicalcium Phosphate, Cassia Gum, Xanthan Gum, 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., Potassium Chloride, Apple Powder, Cranberry Powder, Pumpkin Powder, Inulin, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Blueberry Powder, Papaya Powder, Pomegranate Powder, Thiamine Mononitrate, Peppermint Leaf Powder, Cinnamon, Fennel Powder, 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 12.0% 54.5% 43.2%
FAT 5.0% 22.7% 22.2%
FIBER 1.5% 6.8% -
CARBS (EST.) - 6.8% -

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

AMONG 819 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
55%
Higher than 92%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,324 kcal/kg
Richer than 92%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 5%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$9.02
Pricier than 37%. Median $10.36.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a can costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
12.8 oz $4.39 $5.49 PetSmart
13 oz $4.39LIVE $5.42 PetSmart

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 18. Others are from our check on Sep 30. 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
2.2CANS
    1,076 kcal28.7 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,324 kcal per kg, 489 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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