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Wellness CORE Healthy Joints Beef & Chicken Meal

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Wellness CORE Healthy Joints Beef & Chicken Meal

  • Dog
Protein
24% min
Fat
12% min
Fiber
4% max
Moisture
22% max
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Facts read from wellnesspetfood.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 Beef
  2. 2 Chicken Meal (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate)
  3. 3 Ground Peas
  4. 4 Vegetable Glycerin
  5. 5 Chickpea Flour
  6. 6 Tapioca Starch
  7. 7 Ground Flaxseed
  8. 8 Sweet Potatoes
  9. 9 Cooked Bone Marrow
  10. 10 Salmon Oil
  11. 11 Pork Stock
  12. 12 Citric Acid
  13. 13 Vinegar
  14. 14 Salt
  15. 15 Mixed Tocopherols (added to preserve freshness)
  16. 16 Rosemary Extract
  17. 17 Green Tea Extract
  18. 18 Spearmint Extract

In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein24% min30.8%
Crude Fat12% min15.4%
Crude Fiber4% max5.1%
Moisture22% max—
Glucosamine900 mg/kg min—
Chondroitin Sulfate300 mg/kg min—

Dry matter takes the water out (value ÷ (100 − moisture) × 100), so wet and dry foods can be compared on one scale.

Calories

Not stated on the maker's page.

Against the AAFCO minimums

The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for dogs, adult maintenance.

  • protein30.8 % vs 18 % DM minimumAbove
  • fat15.4 % vs 5.5 % DM minimumAbove

On a dry matter basis (the label states no calories). Meeting a minimum doesn't make a food right for your pet: ask your veterinarian. How this is worked out

Carbohydrates and calories (estimates)

About 40.7% of the dry matter is carbohydrate, worked out by difference: labels don't state it. The label states no ash, so 8% of dry matter is assumed (a typical value).

  • Protein 28%
  • Fat 34%
  • Carbohydrate 37%

Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).

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