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Wellness Core Turkey & Chicken Liver Grain-Free Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 12.5 oz cans. With the water taken out it is 50% protein and 32% fat, and each can carries 509 kcal.

  • Sold as a meal for all life stages
  • 12.5 oz can
  • 78% water
Protein is 50.0% once the water is taken out, above the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 11.0% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 509 kcal and about 9.8 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
50.0%
KCAL / CAN
509
CANS A DAY*
2.1

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

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Wellness Core Turkey & Chicken Liver Grain-Free Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 41 COMPONENTS
Chicken

Chicken

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

Turkey

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

Turkey Liver

The liver of the turkey, an organ meat.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First meat
Chicken, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Chicken, Turkey, Chicken Liver, Turkey Liver and Turkey Heart.
Thickeners and binders
Carrageenan 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 can, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,438 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
11.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
7.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.0%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

509 kcal per 12.5 oz can.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken, Turkey, Chicken Broth, Chicken Liver, Turkey Liver, Turkey Heart, Sweet Potatoes, Ground Flaxseed, Chicken Heart, Carrageenan, Guar Gum, Carrots, Apples, Spinach, Parsley, Blueberries, Broccoli, Kale, Potassium Chloride, 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 Chicory Root, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, 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 11.0% 50.0% 43.2%
FAT 7.0% 31.8% 22.2%
FIBER 1.0% 4.5% -
CARBS (EST.) - 4.5% -

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
50%
Higher than 81%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,438 kcal/kg
Richer than 97%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 5%. Median 78%.
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.1CANS
    1,076 kcal26.4 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,438 kcal per kg, 509 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

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    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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