85/100Outstanding
Wellness Core
Wellness Core dog food review
Every Wellness Core recipe is grain free, across 13 dry products and 10 wet. The brand average sits in our Excellent band, with ten products Outstanding and ten Excellent. Transparency reads Outstanding on all 23. Protein runs high on the kibble, and the choice comes down to whether you want the wet tins or the joint-support dry food.
Average score
75
out of 100
Value
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Ingredient clarity
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Foods reviewed
10
Dry, Wet
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 10
- Food types
- Dry, Wet
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Grain-free, Joint support, Single protein
Currently reviewed Wellness Core foods
- 185/100
- 279/100
- 377/100
- 475/100
- 575/100
- 674/100
- 773/100
- 873/100
- 971/100
- 1071/100
Price & value
- Cost from
- ≈ 98p a day
- Typical cost per day
- ≈ £1.08 a day
Estimated for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide and price per kilo.
Best for
Grain-free feedingHigh-protein kibbleSmall and large breed dryJoint support on the label
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 10 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
Wellness Core: the closer look
The range
Twenty three products, 13 dry and 10 wet. The dry side holds Adult, Small Breed, Large Breed, Low Fat, Puppy and Senior kibble. The wet side is the 95% tins, the Small Breed Savoury Medleys and a puppy wet. Nineteen labels are adult. Four are puppy, two senior, and four carry a large breed flag.
Ingredients
Chicken and turkey lead on eight products each, with lamb, salmon and beef behind them. Grain free runs across the whole range, and four recipes are single protein. The kibble labels name glucosamine, chondroitin, taurine, salmon oil, linseed and yucca.
Nutrition
The kibble is high in protein, about 30% to 37% as fed, with energy of roughly 333 to 380 kcal per 100g. The wet food runs 8% to 11.4% protein at 83 to 132 kcal. Nutritional balance reads Outstanding on eleven products.
Strengths
- Every recipe is grain free
- Outstanding transparency on all 23 products
- Joint support on thirteen products
Limitations
- Protein and processing reads Good on ten
- Three kibble products read a band below
- Nothing raw here, and no fresh or cold-pressed food
Where it is less of a fit
- If raw or cold-pressed is your dog's diet, check the formats, since the range here is dry and wet
- If grain in the bowl matters, check the labels, as all 23 products are grain free
- If protein and processing is your first read, check the kibble, which sits at Good on ten products
Score overview
Transparency carries the band, Outstanding on all 23 products, and nutritional balance is Outstanding or Excellent on twenty of them. Value reads Outstanding on ten and Excellent on ten. Protein and processing is the softer pillar, Good on ten products and Average on three. The wet ranges read Outstanding throughout, while most of the kibble reads Excellent.
The average score is the mean of each product's overall score out of 100 (using the best-scoring variety per product), not a flat average across every variety.
Figures are derived from current catalogue data for this brand's active foods, and the editorial read is ours. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. This is guidance, not veterinary advice. Last reviewed 9 September 2026.
All Wellness Core dog foods
10 foods, ranked by score
79/100Excellent5 varieties
77/100Excellent
75/100Excellent3 varieties
75/100Excellent2 varieties
74/100Excellent
73/100Excellent
73/100Excellent
71/100Excellent3 varieties
71/100Excellent
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Wellness Core — common questions
Is Wellness Core good dog food?
Across 10 reviewed foods, Wellness Core averages 75/100, which we rate Excellent. It suits grain-free feeding, high-protein kibble, small and large breed dry, joint support on the label.
Which Wellness Core dog food scores highest?
Wellness Core Puppy Wet leads the range at 85/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Wellness Core best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to grain-free feeding, high-protein kibble, small and large breed dry, joint support on the label. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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