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Wellness Core Weight Management Grain-Free Wet Dog Food

Wet food, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 50% protein and 14% fat.

  • Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
  • 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.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
50.0%
KCAL / SERVING
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FAT, WATER OUT
13.6%
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Wellness Core Weight Management Grain-Free Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 47 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.
Turkey Broth

Turkey Broth

The liquid produced by simmering turkey, used to add moisture and flavor.
Pork Liver

Pork Liver

The liver of the pig, an organ meat.
Whitefish

Whitefish

The flesh of any of several lean white ocean fish, used fresh.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the serving

First meat
Chicken, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Chicken, Pork Liver and Whitefish.
Thickeners and binders
Cassia Gum, Xanthan Gum 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 serving, measured “as fed”

Calories
985 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
11.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
3.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
2.0%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken, Chicken Broth, Turkey Broth, Pork Liver, Whitefish, Potato Protein, Turkey, Dried Ground Peas, Pea Fiber, Ground Flaxseed, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Kale, Broccoli, Spinach, Parsley, Apples, Blueberries, 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., Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Alfalfa Meal, Dried Chicory Root, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, Choline Chloride, Sunflower Oil, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin E Supplement, 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 11.0% 50.0% 43.2%
FAT 3.0% 13.6% 22.2%
FIBER 2.0% 9.1% -
CARBS (EST.) - 18.2% -

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

AMONG 816 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
50%
Higher than 81%. Median 43%.
Calories
985 kcal/kg
Richer than 49%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 6%. Median 78%.
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
38.5OUNCES
    1,076 kcal1,092 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (985 kcal per kg). 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 serving. 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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