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Wellness CORE Grain-Free Small Breed Mini Meals Chicken Pate Dog Food Pouches, 3-oz, case of 12
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CORE Grain-Free Small Breed Mini Meals Chicken Pate Dog Food Pouches, 3-oz, case of 12

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wet $23.88

Wellness CORE Grain-Free Small Breed Mini Meals Chicken Pate Dog Food Pouches, 3-oz, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 53/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No declared omega-3 source. Fish oil, salmon oil, and algae oil all absent.

FQI

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

Controversial ingredients · 1

  • sodium selenite
    Synthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.

Every flagged ingredient has a published basis (confirmed harm / regulatory action / precautionary). See methodology →

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
8%
min
Fat
4%
min
Fiber
1%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
31 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 water sufficient for processing
  4. 4 natural flavor
  5. 5 potato starch
  6. 6 tapioca starch
  7. 7 tricalcium phosphate
  8. 8 potassium chloride
  9. 9 guar gum
  10. 10 locust bean gum
  11. 11 sodium carbonate
  12. 12 xanthan gum
  13. 13 vitamin e supplement
  14. 14 thiamine hydrochloride
  15. 15 niacin supplement
  16. 16 vitamin a supplement
  17. 17 pyridoxine hydrochloride
  18. 18 d-calcium pantothenate
  19. 19 riboflavin supplement
  20. 20 folic acid
  21. 21 vitamin d3 supplement
  22. 22 biotin
  23. 23 vitamin b12 supplement
  24. 24 magnesium sulfate
  25. 25 choline chloride

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