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Wellness Core Simple Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Small Breed Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Wellness Core Simple Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Small Breed Dry Dog Food are Salmon, Salmon Meal, Dried Ground Potatoes, Peas, and Canola Oil. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 37.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 29.0%, fat 13.0%, fiber 5.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 37.0%
29%
13%
10%
37%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 37.0% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 29.0%. One cup carries 450 kcal.
PROTEIN
29.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
37.0%
KCAL / CUP
450
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Wellness Core Simple Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Small Breed Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 40 COMPONENTS
Salmon

Salmon

The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Salmon Meal

Salmon Meal

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

Dried Ground Potatoes

Potatoes dried and ground into a concentrated grain-free carbohydrate.
Peas

Peas

The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Canola Oil

Canola Oil

Oil pressed from the seed of the canola plant, a variety of rapeseed bred for low erucic acid.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,433 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
29.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
13.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
5.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
37.0%

450 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
Omega-6 Fatty Acids*
Not Less Than
Omega-3 Fatty Acids*
Not Less Than
Glucosamine*
Not Less Than
Chondroitin Sulfate*
Not Less Than
Total Lactic Acid Microorganisms*
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

Salmon, Salmon Meal (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Dried Ground Potatoes, Peas, Canola Oil, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Natural Fish Flavor, Dried Chicory Root, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Mixed Tocopherols added to preserve freshness, Niacin, Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, 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 29.0% 32.2% HIGH
FAT 13.0% 14.4% n/a
FIBER 5.0% 5.6% n/a
CARB (EST.) 37.0% 41.1% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 37.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
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What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
10.5 lb $53.97LIVE $5.14 Amazon lowest of 3 stores

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 11. 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
2.4CUPS
    1,076 kcal313 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (450 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

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    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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