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Wellness Core Low Fat Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food Turkey
Good points
- No ingredient deductions
Worth knowing
- Added plant protein, starch or fibre
First ingredients: Turkey 29% (Fresh Turkey 17%, Dehydrated Turkey 12%), Chicken 24% (Dehydrated Chicken 17%, Chicken Gravy 5%, Chicken Fat 2%)… All ingredients
Ingredients match the maker’s own page- Meat
- 46%
- Protein, dry weight
- 37%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~37%
- kcal/100 g
- 333
Ingredients
Listed first: Turkey. 46% of the recipe is declared meat.
Turkey 29% (Fresh Turkey 17%, Dehydrated Turkey 12%), Chicken 24% (Dehydrated Chicken 17%, Chicken Gravy 5%, Chicken Fat 2%), Dried Potatoes, Peas, Beet Pulp 4%, Potato Protein, Linseed 2%, Lignocellulose, Salmon Oil 1%, Carrots, Apples, Dried Chicory Root (source of Fructo-oligo-saccharides and Inulin) 0,5%, Yeast Extract (source of mannan-oligosaccharides) 0,5%, Broccoli, Spinach 0,01%, Tomatoes, Blueberries 0,01%, Cranberries, D-Glucosamine Hydrochloride 100 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 100 mg/kg, Yucca Schidigera, Mixed Herbs (Dried Rosemary, Dried Turmeric, Dried Citrus, Dried Eugenia)
Meat named animal protein
Additives
Vitamin A 14000 IU, Vitamin D3 1000 IU, Vitamin E 120 mg, Taurine 1500 mg, Zinc (Zinc sulphate, monohydrate) 100 mg, Iron (Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate) 100 mg, Copper (Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate) 7,5 mg, Manganese (Manganous sulphate, monohydrate) 5 mg, Iodine (Calcium iodate, anhydrous) 1,5 mg Natural Antioxidants Bentonite (montmorillonite) 1200 mg. Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415, 109 cfu - Helps establish and maintain bacterial balance within the intestinal tract of dogs
How we read this label
First ingredient: “Turkey 29%”. It names the animal.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey 29% (Fresh Turkey 17%, Dehydrated Turkey 12%) | Named meat | 29% |
| Chicken 24% (Dehydrated Chicken 17%, Chicken Gravy 5%, Chic… | Named meat | 24% |
| Dried Potatoes | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Peas | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Beet Pulp 4% | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 4% |
| Potato Protein | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Linseed 2% | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 2% |
| Lignocellulose | Other | Not given |
| Salmon Oil 1% | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 1% |
| Carrots | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Apples | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Dried Chicory Root (source of Fructo-oligo-saccharides and … | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.5% |
| Yeast Extract (source of mannan-oligosaccharides) 0.5% | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.5% |
| Broccoli | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Spinach 0.01% | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.01% |
| Tomatoes | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Blueberries 0.01% | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.01% |
| Cranberries | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| D-Glucosamine Hydrochloride 100 mg/kg | Other | Not given |
| Chondroitin Sulphate 100 mg/kg | Other | Not given |
7% broth, gravy, fat or digest inside the meat figure isn't counted as meat.
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Nutrition
Protein 37% and carbs about 37%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 33% | 37% |
| above the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 11% | 12% |
| Carbohydrate | ~33% | ~37% |
| below the usual 39 to 50% for dry foods | ||
| Fibre | 4.5% | 5% |
| Ash | 8.5% | 9.4% |
| 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.
Why it scores 41
The kind of meat scored best (9.7 of 15). How it’s made scored lowest (5 of 20).
How much meat?
18.9 / 45 points- Meat on the label16.1 / 35 points
46% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level2.8 / 10 points
Protein is 36.7% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
7.8 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 36.7% carbohydrate with the water taken out (our estimate). Full marks with no carbohydrate, none at 60% or more.
How processed?
5 / 20 pointsHow it’s made: Extruded kibble: 6 of 20. Minus 1 for added plant protein, starch or fibre.
What kind of meat?
9.7 / 15 points- How the meat is listed9.7 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as fresh and dried, which earns 81% 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 Happy Dog Pure Goat Dog Food (Sardinia) (scores 83): carbs fall from 37% to 24% by dry weight, and protein is about 45%.
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. 31 flagged nothing.
- 1 noted
- 31 nothing flagged
- 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.
31 ingredients with nothing flagged
Apples, beet pulp, blueberries, broccoli, carrot, chicken, chicory root extract, chondroitin, cranberries, glucosamine, herbs, lignocellulose, linseed (flaxseed), peas, potato, probiotic cultures, salmon oil, spinach, taurine, tocopherols (vitamin E), tomato, turkey, vegetable protein extracts, yeast
Allowed up to a legal maximum, none declared above it: copper, iodine, iron, manganese, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), zinc
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, carrot, chicken, chicory root extract, cranberries, herbs, lignocellulose, linseed (flaxseed), peas, potato, salmon oil, spinach, tomato, turkey, vegetable protein extracts, yeast
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Apples, blueberries, broccoli, chicory root extract, chondroitin, cranberries, glucosamine, herbs, lignocellulose, probiotic cultures, spinach, taurine, tomato, vegetable protein extracts, yeast, manganese, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), zinc
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1152Tocopherols (vitamin E)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1095 (EUR-Lex)Zinc
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1490 (EUR-Lex)Manganese
- EFSA FEEDAP (PMC13063795)Cranberries
- EFSA J 2013;11(2):3100 doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3100Iodine
- FDA Animal Health Literacy - Vitamin D toxicity in dogsVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Fieten 2016 Int J Mol Sci 17(2):196 doi:10.3390/ijms17020196Copper
- Regulation (EU) 2015/861 (EUR-Lex)Iodine
- Regulation (EU) 2017/1492 (EUR-Lex)Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1039 (EUR-Lex)Copper
Notes come from published sources about each ingredient, not about this food. How we decide
Prices
One shop we track sells this: Pets at Home. Checked 4 Oct 2026. Up 15% since 10 Aug.
In stock first, cheapest per kg first, excluding deliveryExcluding delivery
Since 10 Aug (3 readings): Pets at Home up 15%.
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| Day | Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.5kg | £10.99 | £7.33/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Pets at Home | 5kg | £28.59 | £5.72/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.5kg | £9.89 | £6.59/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 5kg | £25.73 | £5.15/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.5kg | £9.89 | £6.59/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 5kg | £24.92 | £4.98/kg |
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Cost per day and grams for your dog
Alternatives
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- Carbs
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- To feed
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- Carbs
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- Carbs
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- Carbs
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- To feed
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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 4 Oct 2026: Pets at Home.
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