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Wellness Core Tender Bites Original Turkey & Chicken Recipe Air-Dried Dog Food Topper

Top 5 ingredients of Wellness Core Tender Bites Original Turkey & Chicken Recipe Air-Dried Dog Food Topper are Deboned Turkey, Deboned Chicken, Chickpeas, Peas, and Gelatin. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 19.0%.

Composition as fed: protein 31.0%, fat 21.0%, fiber 3.0%, moisture 20.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 19.0%
31%
21%
20%
19%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 19.0% of this food as fed, above the topper average. Protein comes in at 31.0%. One cup carries 411 kcal.
PROTEIN
31.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
19.0%
KCAL / CUP
411
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Wellness Core Tender Bites Original Turkey & Chicken Recipe Air-Dried Dog Food Topper

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 54 COMPONENTS
Turkey

Turkey

The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Chicken

Chicken

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

Chickpeas

The seed of the chickpea plant, also sold as the garbanzo bean.
Peas

Peas

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

Gelatin

A protein derived from collagen in animal skin, bone and connective tissue, used as a gelling agent and protein source.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,740 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
31.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
21.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.0%
Moisture (max.)
20.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
19.0%

411 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 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

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

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Turkey, Deboned Chicken, Chickpeas, Peas, Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin, Tomato Pomace, 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., Dried Cultured Skim Milk, Ground Flaxseed, Sunflower Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Chicory Root Extract, Zinc Propionate, Potassium Citrate, Apples, Blueberries, Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols added to preserve freshness, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Spinach, Broccoli, Zinc Proteinate, Parsley, Zinc Sulfate, Dried Kale, Carrots, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Calcium Iodate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract, Spearmint Extract

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, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 31.0% 38.8% HIGH
FAT 21.0% 26.3% n/a
FIBER 3.0% 3.8% n/a
CARB (EST.) 19.0% 23.8% LOW
STARCH RATIO 19.0% TOPPER AVG 11.3%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
8 oz $8.98 $17.96 Petco

Prices are from our check on Sep 27. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

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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