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Wellness Core Protein Bowls Lamb, Red Rice & Peas Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 6.4 oz bowls, complete and balanced. With the water taken out it is 33% protein and 27% fat, and each bowl carries 276 kcal.

  • Complete & balanced (AAFCO, on the label)
  • 6.4 oz bowl
  • 70% water
Protein is 33.3% once the water is taken out, below the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 10.0% because that figure includes the water. One bowl carries 276 kcal and about 4.5 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
33.3%
KCAL / BOWL
276
BOWLS A DAY*
3.9
COST A DAY*
$19.43

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

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Wellness Core Protein Bowls Lamb, Red Rice & Peas Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 39 COMPONENTS
Lamb

Lamb

The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
Rice

Rice

The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.

Red Rice

Lamb Bone Broth

Broth produced by simmering lamb bones, used as a recipe liquid.
Peas

Peas

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

What’s in the bowl

First meat
Lamb, first on the list.
Thickeners and binders
Potato Starch and Sodium Tripolyphosphate. 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 bowl, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,519 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
10.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
8.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.5%
Moisture (max.)
70.0%

276 kcal per 6.4 oz bowl, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the bowl size.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bowl prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Lamb, Rice, Red Rice, Lamb Bone Broth, Peas, Carrots, Red Bell Peppers, Yellow Bell Peppers, Potato Starch, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tricalcium Phosphate, 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, Taurine, Marine Microalgae Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Magnesium Sulfate, Choline Chloride, Parsley, Thyme, Rosemary, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, 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.

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 10.0% 33.3% 43.2%
FAT 8.0% 26.7% 22.2%
FIBER 1.5% 5.0% -
CARBS (EST.) - 28.3% -

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

AMONG 866 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
33%
Higher than 16%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,519 kcal/kg
Richer than 98%. Median 989 kcal/kg.
Water
70%
Wetter than 1%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$18.07
Pricier than 84%. Median $10.36.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a bowl costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
6.4 oz $4.98 $12.45 Chewy lowest of 2 stores

Prices are from our check on Oct 8. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
3.9BOWLS
    1,076 kcal25.0 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,519 kcal per kg, 276 kcal per bowl). 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.

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    Other wet food recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.

    PRICE PER POUND

    Lower-priced alternative

    Pedigree Chopped Ground Dinner Adult Pouch, Chicken Wet Dog Food
    Pedigree $1.63/lb
    Pedigree Chopped Ground Dinner Adult Pouch, Chicken Wet Dog Food
    PROTEIN8% FAT6% MOISTURE78%

    $1.63/lb vs $12.45/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and moisture profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.

    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 bowl. 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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