Wellness Core Digestive Health Beef Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 13.0 oz cans. With the water taken out it is 55% protein and 23% fat, and each can carries 489 kcal.
- Sold as a meal for all life stages
- 13.0 oz can
- 78% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Beef Broth
The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.
Whitefish
The flesh of any of several lean white ocean fish, used fresh.
Pork Liver
The liver of the pig, an organ meat.
Potato Protein
The protein fraction separated from potatoes after the starch is removed.
What’s in the can
- First meat
- Beef, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Beef, Whitefish and Pork Liver.
- Thickeners and binders
- Cassia Gum and Xanthan 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
- 1,324 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 5.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 78.0%
489 kcal per 13.0 oz can.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Beef, Beef Broth, Whitefish, Pork Liver, Potato Protein, Ground Dried Peas, Ground Flaxseed, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Canola Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, 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., Potassium Chloride, Apple Powder, Cranberry Powder, Pumpkin Powder, Inulin, Choline Chloride, Zinc Protienate, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Blueberry Powder, Papaya Powder, Pomegranate Powder, Thiamine Mononirate, Peppermint Leaf Powder, Cinnamon, Fennel Powder, 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, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement
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 | 12.0% | 54.5% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 5.0% | 22.7% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 6.8% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 6.8% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,324 kcal per kg, 489 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
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.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other wet food recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
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