Is Wellness Core Beef Venison Lamb a Good Cat Food
Wellness Core Paté Beef, Venison & Lamb Review
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Quick Analysis
Ingredients:
Nutrition:
Potential Allergens: beef and lamb
Est. Calories: 97 cal/100g
Price: $$$$$
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Overall, Wellness Core Paté Beef, Venison & Lamb is a significantly above-average cat food, earning 9 out of a possible 10 paws based on its nutritional analysis and ingredient list. For more information on our cat food analysis techniques, please click here.
Ingredient Analysis
When evaluating a cat food, the first five ingredients can tell you a lot about the quality of a product as they make up the bulk of the product. Ideally, you're looking for quality protein sources with a minimum of cheap starches, fillers or by-products. Continuing down the ingredient list, look for ingredients that resemble real food with a minimal number of unpronounceable chemicals - the same as you would for human food.
Wellness Core Paté Beef, Venison & Lamb includes the following:
Quality Ingredients
- beef
- beef liver
- lamb liver
- venison
- lamb
- chicken meal
Questionable Ingredients
- guar gum
Potential Allergens
- beef
- beef broth
- beef liver
- lamb liver
- lamb
Note - a bolded ingredient in the above tables indicates it is one of the first five ingredients listed by the product manufacturer.
In this case, Wellness Core Paté Beef, Venison & Lamb's most plentiful ingredient listed is beef , which is considered a quality protein source. It also contains beef liver, lamb liver and venison as additional quality protein sources.
Additionally, it's worth noting that this product does not list either by-products nor bulk-adding fillers within its top ingredients. By-products are considered inferior, lesser quality ingredients. Common fillers typically used to add bulk to the product are not required in your cat's diet. Together, their combined absence may be indicative of a higher quality product.
Please also be aware that this product contains guar gum, which is an additive that some experts claim may be a possible contributor to certain medical conditions in cats.
Allergen alert: This product contains beef, beef broth, beef liver, lamb liver and lamb which may be problematic for cats who suffer from beef or lamb food allergies.
Nutritional Analysis*
Compared to the other 2866 cat foods in our database, Wellness Core Paté Beef, Venison & Lamb has:
In general, cats have been shown to do better with a higher protein, medium fat, lower carb diet with sufficient moisture. However, specialty diets as recommended by your veterinarian may prioritize a different nutritional breakdown.
Calorie Breakdown
Using the calculations provided by the AAFCO, Wellness Core Paté Beef, Venison & Lamb has approximately 97 calories per 100g (27 calories/ounce), which is compared to the average of the other wet cat foods in the CatFoodDB.
All the product information on this page is based on data collected from the manufacturer's product website as retrieved on February 17, 2022.
The authoritative source for ingredient lists and nutritional analysis for any pet food is always the pet food manufacturer.
Ingredients
Ingredients as published by the cat food manufacturer:
Beef, Beef Broth, Beef Liver, Lamb Liver, Venison, Lamb, Chicken Meal, Cranberries, Guar Gum, Salt, Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Cassia Gum, Xanthan Gum, Dried Kelp, Chicory Root Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Alfalfa Meal, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Niacin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid.
Guaranteed Analysis
Nutritional information as published by the cat food manufacturer.*
Protein:
12.0%
Fat:
6.5%
Fiber:
1.0%
Carbs:
0.0%
Ash:
3.0%
Moisture:
78.0%
Dry Matter Analysis
The manufacturer's published guaranteed analysis values normalized for moisture content.
Protein:
54%
Fat:
29%
Fiber:
4%
Carbs:
0%
Ash:
13%
Calories:
97/100g
*Note that nutritional percentages reported are only estimated values, and are indicated as such as (est). Each cat food manufacturer is required by law to publish a Guaranteed Analysis, which defines each product's maximum values of fiber and moisture in addition to the minimum values of protein and fat contained within. Optionally, manufacturers may also publish a product's ash content. When they are not published an average of 3% ash for wet food, and 6% ash for dry food, will be used. Because exact nutritional percentages are not available and all calculated values (including carbohydrate percentages and calorie amounts) are determined using these minimum and maximum published values and therefore may differ from actual values. Any other manufacturer published values in a product's Guaranteed Analysis is done at the manufacture's discretion, and is not used in any of the calculations done by CatFoodDB.
Although a high score may be indicative of a higher-quality product it is not a guarantee. Similarly, a low score may or may not indicate an inferior product. The best food for your cat is the one that meets their individual needs.
Source: https://catfooddb.com/product/wellness/Core+Pat%C3%A9+Beef%2C+Venison+%26+Lamb