Wellness Core

Wellness Core Adult: Lamb review

Name: Wellness Core Adult: Lamb
Brand: Wellness Core

64.1/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

Grain free, with a named animal at the head of every list and the fresh and dried shares split in print. The salmon and the turkey reach our Excellent band and the lamb sits a step back in Good. The three share one base, so the real decision is which animal suits your dog.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs kept off grain
Owners who like the fresh and dried meat given as two figures
Stiffening or heavier dogs. Glucosamine and chondroitin are printed at 100 mg/kg each
Rotation feeders: the base stays put and only the animal changes
A lower starch bowl, with estimated carbohydrate well under the adult dry norm in every recipe

Worth watching

Peas up to a fifth of the recipe, worth knowing for a dog that reacts to legumes
Salmon oil in the turkey as well as the salmon
No moisture declared, so dry matter rests on the usual kibble assumption

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

64.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults, with the salmon's guide starting at medium dogs and the turkey's stopping at 30kg. For a 20kg dog the labels ask 245 grams on the lamb and 255 on the other two.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Ocean Salmon 71.2
Original Turkey 70.7
Lamb 64.1

Three recipes across Excellent and Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A well built recipe repeated carefully three times, with no wrong turning among them, so protein preference should decide it.

What's in it

Fresh lamb, dehydrated lamb20%, 18%The dehydrated share carries most of the protein into the kibble.
Peas20%The main binder. Whole peas bring fibre and antioxidants.
Potato protein, potatoesPotato protein puts a plant source behind part of the protein figure.
Rapeseed oilA plant oil, not an animal fat.
Beet pulp, natural flavour3%The flavour is unnamed.
Brewer's dried yeast, linseed3% eachThe yeast is a second prebiotic source; linseed for plant omega 3.
Lignocellulose, apples, carrots0.5% carrotsBulk with barely any calories.
Yeast extract, dried chicory root0.5% eachThe prebiotic pair.
Broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, blueberries, cranberriesA flourish; the recipe stands up without them.
Glucosamine, chondroitin, yucca, mixed herbs100 mg/kg eachA working amount, printed. Herbs do the preserving.

Taurine at 1500 mg per kilo and vitamin E at 400 mg, far higher here than elsewhere in the range.

The only recipe with a single animal on the list, though the natural flavour is left unnamed.

Named ingredients

Lamb 38% (Fresh Lamb 20%, Dehydrated Lamb 18%), Peas 20%, Potato Protein, Potatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Beet Pulp 3%, Natural Flavour, Brewer's Dried Yeast (source of mannan-oligosaccharides) 3%, Linseed 3%, Lignocellulose, Apples, Carrots 0.5%, Yeast Extract (source of mannan-oligosaccharides) 0.5%, Dried Chicory Root (source of Fructo-oligo-saccharides and Inulin) 0.5%, Broccoli, Spinach 0.01%, Tomatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, D-Glucosamine Hydrochloride 100 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 100 mg/kg, Yucca Schidigera, Mixed Herbs (Dried Rosemary, Dried Turmeric, Dried Citrus, Dried Eugenia).

Against the range

Meat: 38% lamb; 32% salmon with 13% tuna; 28% turkey with 25% chicken.
Other animals on the label: None; Tuna and salmon oil; chicken and salmon oil.
Protein, dry matter: 32.6%; 37.0% on the other two.
Vitamin E: 400 mg per kilo; 120 mg on the other two.

As close to single protein as this range comes, for the price of a lower protein reading.

Every list opens with a named animal and prints its fresh and dehydrated shares separately, and no recipe carries grain. Peas are the main binder, up to a fifth of the recipe, with potato and potato protein alongside. Beet pulp, linseed at 3%, lignocellulose, and a prebiotic pair of chicory root and yeast extract at 0.5% each are shared. Glucosamine and chondroitin sit at 100 mg/kg apiece throughout. What changes is the animal, and with it whether fish turns up on the list.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

367.6 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

15%

Fibre

4.5%

Ash

9.5%

Dry weight

Protein

32.6%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

4.9%

Ash

10.3%

Carbs

35.9%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

38%

Carbs

45.8%

Veg

Oils

2.9%

Other

10.2%

Pricing & size