Wellness Core Mini Meals Chicken & Tuna Grain-Free Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 3.0 oz pouches. With the water taken out it is 44% protein and 11% fat.
- Sold as a meal for adult dogs
- 3.0 oz pouch
- 82% water
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Broth
The liquid produced by simmering chicken, used to add moisture and flavor.
Water Sufficient for Processing
Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Potato Starch
The starch extracted from potatoes.
Tuna
The flesh of tuna, an oily ocean fish, used fresh.
What’s in the pouch
- First meat
- Chicken, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Chicken, Tuna and Chicken Liver.
- Thickeners and binders
- Potato Starch, Tapioca 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 pouch, measured “as fed”
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 8.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 2.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 82.0%
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the pouch prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, Chicken Broth, Water Sufficient for Processing, Potato Starch, Tuna, Chicken Liver, Egg, Tapioca Starch, Natural Flavor, 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., Tricalcium Phosphate, Sunflower Oil, Guar Gum, Magnesium Sulfate, Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement], Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Sodium Selenite, Potassium Iodide
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.
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 | 8.0% | 44.4% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 2.0% | 11.1% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.0% | 5.6% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 27.8% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
2 FDA Recalls On Record
Beef Topper for Dogs Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
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
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
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