Wellness Core Dry Large Breed Puppy Food Original Chicken Recipe
DryCompletePuppyGrain-freeFish oil
Good points
- 50% meat
- One main animal protein: chicken
- No ingredient deductions
First ingredients: Chicken (61%), Fresh Chicken (25%), Dehydrated Chicken (20%), Chicken Fat (6%), Dried Chicken Protein (5%)… All ingredients
Ingredients match the maker’s own page- Meat
- 50%
- Protein, dry weight
- 38%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~34%
- kcal/100 g
- 353
Ingredients
Listed first: Chicken. 50% of the recipe is declared meat.
Chicken (61%), Fresh Chicken (25%), Dehydrated Chicken (20%), Chicken Fat (6%), Dried Chicken Protein (5%), Chicken Gravy (5%), Peas (20%), Dried Potatoes, Beet Pulp (4%), Linseed (3%), Salmon Oil (2%), Carrots, Apples, Dried Chicory Root, Broccoli, Tomatoes, Spinach, Cranberries, Blueberries, Yucca Schidigera, Mixed Herbs, Dried Rosemary, Dried Turmeric, Dried Citrus, Dried Eugenia,
Meat named animal protein
Additives
D-Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulphate
How we read this label
First ingredient: “Chicken”. It names the animal.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken (61%) | Named meat | 61% |
| Fresh Chicken (25%) | Named meat | Part of the item above |
| Dehydrated Chicken (20%) | Named meat | Part of the item above |
| Chicken Fat (6%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Part of the item above |
| Dried Chicken Protein (5%) | Named meat | Part of the item above |
| Chicken Gravy (5%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Part of the item above |
| Peas (20%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 20% |
| Dried Potatoes | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Beet Pulp (4%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 4% |
| Linseed (3%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 3% |
| Salmon Oil (2%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 2% |
| Carrots | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Apples | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Dried Chicory Root | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Broccoli | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Tomatoes | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Spinach | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Cranberries | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Blueberries | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Yucca Schidigera | Other | Not given |
11% broth, gravy, fat or digest inside the meat figure isn't counted as meat.
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Nutrition
Protein 38% and carbs about 34%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 34% | 38% |
| above the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 15% | 17% |
| Carbohydrate | ~31% | ~34% |
| below the usual 39 to 50% for dry foods | ||
| Fibre | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| Ash | 7% | 7.8% |
| Moisturenot on label, 10% assumed | 10% | taken out |
Carbohydrate is our estimate: what is left after the other shares. The usual range is the middle half of the dry foods we rate.
Energy353 kcal/100 gCalculated from the analysis.
Why it scores 45
The kind of meat scored best (10 of 15). How it’s made scored lowest (6 of 20).
How much meat?
20.5 / 45 points- Meat on the label17.5 / 35 points
50% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level3 / 10 points
Protein is 37.8% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
8.7 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 33.9% carbohydrate with the water taken out (our estimate). Full marks with no carbohydrate, none at 60% or more.
How processed?
6 / 20 pointsHow it’s made: Extruded kibble: 6 of 20.
What kind of meat?
10 / 15 points- How the meat is listed10 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as fresh, dried and meal, which earns 83% of these points. Fresh or raw named meat earns all of them, dried 70%, meal half, hydrolysed a quarter, an unnamed category none.
- Organ meat0 / 3 points
No organ meat named.
No ingredient deductions.
Each bar is as long as the points it is worth, out of 100 in all.
Against other dry foods
What the score means
One scale for every food: meat (45 points), starch (20), how it’s made (20) and kind of meat (15), minus points for a few listed ingredients. It rates the recipe, not your dog.
75 and over is excellent, 60 to 74 good, 45 to 59 fair and under 45 weak.
How we rate foods →Less starch in the bowl
Half and half by calories with Forthglade Puppy Chicken & Liver Wet Dog Food (scores 73): carbs fall from 34% to 19% by dry weight, and protein is about 41%.
Worked out from both labels, for half the day’s calories from each food. The feeding guides on the packs still set the amounts.
Best wet foods →Ingredient notes
1 noted, no points taken: yucca extract. 22 flagged nothing.
- 1 noted
- 22 nothing flagged
- 1 not in our ingredient database yet
- Yucca extractNoted, no points takenFeed material (flavouring)
Why it’s noted and sources
Added to reduce stool odour. The ASPCA lists the yucca plant as toxic to dogs, and in a dog study the extract raised a liver enzyme at 750 mg/kg of food, though not at 500. Labels rarely give the amount. We note it, but take no points off.
22 ingredients with nothing flagged
Apples, beet pulp, blueberries, broccoli, broth (meat stock), carrot, chicken, chicory root extract, chondroitin, citrus pulp, cranberries, glucosamine, herbs, linseed (flaxseed), peas, potato, poultry fat, rosemary, salmon oil, spinach, tomato, turmeric
Checked against the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials and FEDIAF guidelines.
Sources for these ingredients
- Reg (EU) No 68/2013 - EU Catalogue of Feed Materials (EUR-Lex)Apples, beet pulp, blueberries, broccoli, broth (meat stock), carrot, chicken, chicory root extract, citrus pulp, cranberries, herbs, linseed (flaxseed), peas, potato, poultry fat, rosemary, salmon oil, spinach, tomato, turmeric
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Apples, blueberries, broccoli, chicory root extract, chondroitin, citrus pulp, cranberries, glucosamine, herbs, poultry fat, spinach, tomato, turmeric
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlRosemary
- EFSA 2020 (PMC7448085)Turmeric
- EFSA FEEDAP (PMC13063795)Cranberries
- FSA register of feed additives (GB)Rosemary
1 not in our ingredient database yet
Dried eugenia
Not in our ingredient database yet, so no judgement either way.
Notes come from published sources about each ingredient, not about this food. How we decide
Your dog
Grams a day for your dog
Alternatives
4 dry foods score 15 to 17 points higher.
- Meat
- 77.5% this food 50%
- Carbs
- about 23% this food about 34%
+17 pointsCompare
- Meat
- 75% this food 50%
- Carbs
- about 18% this food about 34%
+16 pointsCompare
- Meat
- 85% this food 50%
- Carbs
- about 29% this food about 34%
+15 pointsCompare
Nourish Pet Food 80/20 Grain Free Salmon with Herring, Haddock, Trout & Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food
78% meatDry · All ages
Good£5.03/kg
- Meat
- 78% this food 50%
- Carbs
- about 8% this food about 34%
+15 pointsCompare
Carbs are a share of the dry food, with the water taken out.
Sources
Matches the maker’s own page.
Checked against the maker. The ingredient list matches the one on the manufacturer’s own product page.
Page we read, saved 10 Aug 2026: Jollyes.
Score method v6.1.0 · ingredient notes v2.4.0
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