Wellness Core 95% Chicken & Broccoli Grain-Free Wet Dog Food
Wet food, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 41% protein and 36% fat.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- 78% water
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Water Sufficient for Processing
Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Broccoli
The flower head and stalk of the broccoli plant, used in small quantities.
Cassia Gum
A thickener extracted from the seed of the cassia plant.
Xanthan Gum
A thickener produced by bacterial fermentation of sugars.
Our read The ingredients
Nearly all chicken, though not extra protein
Signature feature
95% Chicken
95% chicken exclusive of water with broccoli
What it is The product name itself. Chicken leads a 12-item list, and AAFCO's naming rule means it makes up at least 95% of everything except the added water.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
The 95% counts the chicken's fat along with its protein. On a dry basis, protein lands just under the wet food average, so the claim buys a short, simple recipe rather than extra protein.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Chicken is the only animal ingredient here. Broccoli is third, but behind the water, so it's a small share of each can.
- 1 Chicken
- 3 Broccoli
What’s in the serving
- First meat
- Chicken, first on the list.
- 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 serving, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 1,330 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 9.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 8.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 78.0%
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, Water Sufficient for Processing, Broccoli, Cassia Gum, Xanthan Gum, Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Potassium Iodide), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Choline Chloride, Tricalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Sulfate
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.
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 | 9.0% | 40.9% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 8.0% | 36.4% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.0% | 4.5% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 9.1% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Our read The label
Fat drives the calories in this all-chicken can
471kcal
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How was it proven?
Formulated
Built on paper to meet AAFCO levels for adult maintenance, with no feeding trial behind it. It is not meant for puppies.
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Where do the calories come from?
Mostly fat
68% of the calories come from fat and none from carbs. The fat in the chicken itself does the heavy lifting, so go slow with sensitive stomachs.
- Feed it to
- Adults that do best on few ingredients and one animal protein, and lean, active dogs that handle rich food.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs on a low-fat diet or with a history of pancreatitis, and dogs that react to chicken.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,330 kcal per kg). 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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