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Wellness CORE Mini Meals Beef & Chicken, Chicken Pate Variety Pack Dog Food Pouches, 3-oz, pack of 12
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CORE Mini Meals Beef & Chicken, Chicken Pate Variety Pack Dog Food Pouches, 3-oz, pack of 12

Evidence Fair
wet $8.88/lb

Wellness CORE Mini Meals Beef & Chicken, Chicken Pate Variety Pack Dog Food Pouches, 3-oz, pack of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (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 beef & chicken: beef as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

Contains guar gum. Emerging microbiome data on emulsifiers; no canine clinical evidence. Minor penalty in canned food..

CIP

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
63 total
  1. 1 beef & chicken: beef
  2. 2 chicken
  3. 3 chicken broth
  4. 4 water sufficient for processing
  5. 5 tuna
  6. 6 potato starch
  7. 7 tapioca starch
  8. 8 natural flavor
  9. 9 tricalcium phosphate
  10. 10 potassium chloride
  11. 11 guar gum
  12. 12 locust bean gum
  13. 13 sodium carbonate
  14. 14 xanthan gum
  15. 15 vitamin e supplement
  16. 16 thiamine hydrochloride
  17. 17 niacin supplement
  18. 18 vitamin a supplement
  19. 19 pyridoxine hydrochloride
  20. 20 d-calcium pantothenate
  21. 21 riboflavin supplement
  22. 22 folic acid
  23. 23 vitamin d3 supplement
  24. 24 biotin
  25. 25 vitamin b12 supplement

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