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Wellness CORE Puppy Chicken & Turkey Recipe

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Wellness CORE Puppy Chicken & Turkey Recipe

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5.1/ 10 · editorial, when research is finished

Grain-free CORE puppy dry on wellnesspetfood.com. Puppy catalog PDP names calcium/phosphorus and DHA. AAFCO sentence not on this page. No kcal/cup, no maker USD.

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Why it is listed

A real CORE puppy bag with a live U.S. catalog page and a photo. We could not quote AAFCO from that page. Grain-free is not extra credit. Not the large-breed CORE puppy recipe.

Editor note

Ranked #6 in best puppy food.

5.1/10

Pros & cons

Pros

  • wellnesspetfood.com CORE Puppy Chicken & Turkey catalog PDP 2026-09-02: grain-free dry for puppies; smaller kibble; DHA for brain and eye development; calcium and phosphorus for bones and teeth. Guaranteed analysis includes calcium not less than 1.50%, phosphorus not less than 1.00%, EPA+DHA not less than 0.10%. Bags: 4 / 12 / 26 lb.
  • Same catalog lists Large Breed Puppy Chicken & Turkey as a separate recipe — not this row.
  • Official bag photo from the brand’s Salsify image used as og:image on that page.

Cons

  • No AAFCO growth or ALS sentence on this PDP. Wellness publishes feeding-trial language on other company pages; we did not copy that onto this SKU. Quality without the AAFCO bonus.
  • Grain-free is a label, not a bonus. Calcium min 1.50% on this GA is not a large-breed-controlled formula. Use the Large Breed Puppy recipe or another large-breed diet when expected adult size is large — that is a vet nutrition question.
  • kcal/cup not in the catalog text we captured. No maker USD. ‘Veterinarians Recommend Wellness’ on the bag is marketing.

Score breakdown

Safety
5.0
Value
4.0
Ease
5.0
Quality
6.0

Overall

5.1

Specifications

SpeciesDogs. Puppy (under 1 year on the bag art / catalog puppy recipe).
FormDry, grain-free. 4 / 12 / 26 lb.
AafcoNot on PDP.
KcalNot listed on this catalog PDP 2026-09-02
Large BreedNo — Large Breed Puppy Chicken & Turkey is a different catalog recipe.
MsrpNot listed on wellnesspetfood.com catalog PDP 2026-09-02
Score Notesquality 6 = US puppy PDP + large-breed sibling + DHA (no AAFCO). safety 5 = dog + puppy age (C&B/AAFCO not quoted; no transition). ease 5 = no kcal + feeding heading + sizes + US. value 4 = no USD + sizes + no sub.

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