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Wellness Core Puppy Wet: Chicken with Turkey with Pumpkin review

Name: Wellness Core Puppy Wet: Chicken with Turkey with Pumpkin
Brand: Wellness Core

85.2/100Outstanding

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About as meat led as a growth recipe gets, and in our Outstanding band. The label names the cuts: hearts, livers, meat and necks from both chicken and turkey. Protein converts to 52.0% of dry matter with carbohydrate down at 6.0%.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies raised on poultry: chicken and turkey are the only meats
Owners who want the cuts written out
Pups on very low starch, at 6.0% of dry matter against the 13.6% typical
Extra moisture alongside kibble, at 80.0% declared water
Growing pups who need plenty of protein to build on

Worth watching

Fish oil at 0.2% rules out a fish-free elimination diet
No calcium figure, though giant breeds are listed
Vitamin D3 the only vitamin on the panel

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

How this scores

How we score

85.2/100Outstanding

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. For a large or giant breed, ask Wellness Core for the calcium figure before relying on it.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 85.2

All one Outstanding. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The named cuts and the light starch load carry it a step clear of the typical wet puppy food.

What's in it

Chicken: hearts, livers, meat, necks, chicken fat47%Cuts named, not pooled. Liver packs B12, vitamin A, copper and selenium.
Chicken broth28%Largely water, though it counts towards the 75% chicken headline.
Turkey: hearts, livers, meat, necks20%
Pumpkin2.5%
Minerals1.3%One heading, not broken down.
Banana1%
Fish oil0.2%Marine omegas, and the reason fish is in the allergen picture.

A short panel: vitamin D3 is the only vitamin declared, with zinc, copper, manganese and iodine behind it.

No calcium figure on the label, though the pack is listed for every size including giant.

Named ingredients

75% Chicken [47% (Hearts, Livers, Meat, Necks, Chicken Fat), 28% Chicken Broth], 20% Turkey (Hearts, Livers, Meat, Necks), 2.5% Pumpkin, 1.3% Minerals, 1% Banana, 0.2% Fish Oil

Against the range

One recipe. Chicken and turkey make up 95% between them, cuts named for both birds, and pumpkin, banana and a trace of fish oil are the only other whole foods.

Price and value

Sold in 400g packs.

A puppy's daily amount climbs steeply through the early months, then eases off as the frame fills out. Start with the maker's chart on the pack and let your pup's own condition adjust it. Across the weights it covers, the label asks for 239g to 451g a day.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

92.9 kcal/100g

Protein

10.4%

Fat

5.6%

Fibre

0.6%

Ash

2.2%

Moisture

80%

Dry weight

Protein

52%

Fat

28%

Fibre

Ash

11%

Carbs

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

95%

Veg

3.5%

Oils

0.2%

Other

1.3%

Pricing & size