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Wellness Core Medium & Large Adult Low Fat Dry Dog Food review

A solid, honest dry food. 29% declared meat content is respectable. Feeding it costs about 69p a day for a typical adult dog - the breakdown below shows exactly what that buys.

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ODF Score 75/100 Good
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Top 47%scores higher than 53% of rated foodsacross all 3075 foods we've scored
Goodscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
£0.69per day for a 10 kg dogcheaper than 46% of dry foods
29%declared meat content
United Statesbrand origin

Where the points went

The full breakdown, exactly as the algorithm scored it. How our rating works

Ingredient quality
Weighted ingredient quality 69/100 across 22 ingredients (declared percentages used for 10, position estimates for the rest).
27.8 / 40
Label clarity
Vague category terms on the label (lignocellulose, dried citrus) - naming points withheld; percentages cover 62% of the recipe (+3.7); meat sources named (+2); recipe reads as a fixed formula (+2).
7.7 / 15
Additives
No artificial colours, flavours, controversial preservatives or added sugars found.
10 / 10
Red flags
No red-flag ingredients.
0 / 0
Meat content
Declared meat content 53% (added up from every named meat on the label).
15 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 39% dry matter (moderate); fat 12.0% DM in the healthy band; moisture not declared - 8% assumed for the dry-matter maths; fibre 4.7% DM (+2); ash 8.7% DM - sensible mineral load (+1.5); functional extras: omega-3 source, joint support, named botanicals, pre/probiotics (+2).
8.1 / 10
Processing
Assumed extruded kibble (standard high-heat process).
6 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.1 · scored August 19, 2026 · full methodology public
75 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 75 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 27.8 of a possible 40. Its strongest showing is declared meat content at 15 of 15.

The label declares 29% meat, which is a real number, which already puts it ahead of the many that print none, and the ingredient list is only partly specific.

At about 69p a day to feed a 10kg dog, the question is not whether it is cheap but whether the label justifies the price - and on our scoring, it broadly does.

Ingredients

Straight from the label, grouped by role - every ingredient is coloured by our published classification and links to its full page.

Meat & fish

Turkey 29%incl. fresh turkey 17%dehydrated turkey 12%chicken 24%incl. dehydrated chicken 17%chicken gravy 5%chicken fat 2%

Carbs & grains

lignocellulose

Fruit & veg

dried potatoespeasbeet pulp 4%potato proteincarrots 0.5%applesbroccoli 0.01%spinachtomatoesblueberries 0.01%cranberries

Oils & fats

salmon oil 1%

Supplements & extras

linseed 2%dried chicory root 0.5%yeast extract 0.5%D-glucosamine hydrochloride 100mg/kgchondroitin sulphate 100mg/kgyucca schidigeramixed herbsdried rosemarydried turmericdried citrusdried eugenia
Good qualityAcceptable / watch the amountRed flagGeneric / neutralOutlined = first five on the label
Additives (as declared on the label)
Vitamin A (14,000 IU), vitamin D3 (1000 IU), vitamin E (120mg), taurine (1500mg), zinc [as zinc sulphate, monohydrate] (100mg), iron [as ferrous sulphate, monohydrate] (100mg), copper [as cupric sulphate, pentahydrate (7.5mg), manganese [as manganous sulphate, monohydrate] (5mg), iodine [as calcium iodate, anhydrous] (1.5mg). Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415, 109 cfu - helps to establish and maintain bacterial balance within the intestinal tract of dogs. Natural Antioxidants, bentonite (montmorillonite) (1200mg).

Feeding & cost

What a bag actually costs to feed - worked out per dog, not per pack.

Pack sizeRRPPer kg
10 kg--
20 kg--

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 10 kg adult dog needs about 160 g a day = £0.69 / day, £20.98 / month.

How we work this out
  1. Energy: an adult dog at rest needs about 95 × weight0.75 kcal a day (the FEDIAF maintenance formula - a 10 kg dog works out near 534 kcal).
  2. Portion: divide that by this food's energy density, 334 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £4.33 / kg, for the daily cost, then by 30.4 days for the month.

Estimates scale to your dog's weight and the food's calorie density - a denser food needs fewer grams. A rough guide; always follow the pack. Try the full feeding calculator

Nutrition

Declared analysis converted to a dry-matter basis, so wet and dry foods compare fairly.

Protein

35.9 % DM
Directory average: 28.2

Fat

12 % DM
Directory average: 14.8

Est. carbs

38.8 % DM
Directory average: 45.2

Fibre

4.7 % DM
Directory average: 3.6

Ash

8.7 % DM
Directory average: 7.9

Moisture isn't declared on this label - dry-matter figures assume 8% (typical for a dry food) and are marked estimated.

Carbohydrates are estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fibre, ash and moisture.

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This is label analysis, not veterinary advice - if your dog has a health condition, talk to your vet before switching foods.

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