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Our Verdict
Wellness Petite Entrees Mini Filets product range is made up of four recipes which each receive the Dog Food Advisor’s rating, 5 stars.
The table below shows each recipe in this range including our rating and the AAFCO nutrient profile: Growth (puppy), Maintenance (adult), All Life Stages, Supplemental or Unspecified.
Recipe and Label Analysis
Wellness Petite Entrees Mini Filets with Roasted Chicken, Beef, Carrots and Green Beans was selected to represent the other products in the line for detailed recipe and nutrient analysis.
Wellness Petite Entrees Mini Filets with Roasted Chicken, Beef, Carrots and Green Beans
Estimated Dry Matter Nutrient Content
Protein
Fat
CarbsCarbohydrates
Chicken broth, water sufficient for processing, chicken, beef, potato starch, carrots, green beans, natural flavor, chicken liver, eggs, salt, potassium chloride, tricalcium phosphate, guar gum, xanthan gum, sodium carbonate, magnesium sulfate, vitamins [vitamin E supplement, thiamine hydrochloride, niacin, vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, d-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), choline chloride, minerals [ferrous glycine complex, zinc glycine complex, manganese glycine complex, copper glycine complex, potassium iodide, sodium selenite)
Fiber (estimated dry matter content) = 1%
Red denotes any controversial items
| Estimated Nutrient Content | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Method | Protein | Fat | Carbs |
| Guaranteed Analysis | 8% | 2% | NA |
| Dry Matter Basis | 44% | 11% | 37% |
| Calorie Weighted Basis | 41% | 25% | 34% |
Ingredients Analysis
The first ingredient in this dog food is chicken broth. Broths are of only modest nutritional value. Yet because they add both flavor and moisture to a dog food, they are a common addition component in many canned products.
The second ingredient is water, which adds nothing but moisture to this food. Water is a routine finding in most wet dog foods.
The third ingredient is chicken. Chicken is considered “the clean combination of flesh and skin… derived from the parts or whole carcasses of chicken”.1
Chicken is naturally rich in the ten essential amino acids required by a dog to sustain life.
The fourth ingredient beef. Beef is defined as “the clean flesh derived from slaughtered cattle” and includes skeletal muscle or the muscle tissues of the tongue, diaphragm, heart or esophagus.2
Beef is naturally rich in all 10 essential amino acids required by a dog to sustain life.
The next ingredient is potato starch. Potato starch is a gluten-free carbohydrate used more for its thickening properties than its nutritional value.
The sixth ingredient includes carrots, which are rich in beta-carotene, minerals and dietary fiber.
The seventh ingredient includes green beans, a healthy vegetable notable for its vitamin, mineral and natural fiber content.
After natural flavor we find chicken liver. This is an organ meat sourced from a named animal and thus considered a beneficial component.
From here, the list goes on to include a number of other items.
But to be realistic, ingredients located this far down the list (other than nutritional supplements) are not likely to affect the overall rating of this Wellness product.
With two notable exceptions…
First, this food contains chelated minerals, minerals that have been chemically attached to protein. This makes them easier to absorb. Chelated minerals are usually found in better dog foods.
And lastly, this recipe includes sodium selenite, a controversial form of the mineral selenium. Sodium selenite appears to be nutritionally inferior to the more natural source of selenium found in selenium yeast.
Nutrient Analysis
Based on its ingredients alone, Wellness Petite Entrees Mini Filets with Roasted Chicken, Beef, Carrots and Green Beans looks like an above-average wet product.
The dashboard displays a dry matter protein reading of 44.4%, a fat level of 11.1% and estimated carbohydrates of about 36.4%.
As a group, the brand features an average protein content of 44.4% and a mean fat level of 12.5%. Together, these figures suggest a carbohydrate content of 35.1% for the overall product line.
And a fat-to-protein ratio of about 28%.
Which means this Wellness product line contains…
Above-average protein. Below-average fat. And above-average carbs when compared to a typical wet dog food.
Wellness Dog Food Recall History
The following automated list (if present) includes all dog food recalls related to Wellness through November 2024.
You can view a complete list of all dog food recalls since 2009 here.
Our Rating of Wellness Petite Entrées Mini Filets Dog Food
Wellness Petite Entrees Mini Filets is a grain-free wet dog food using a notable amount of named meats and egg as its dominant source of animal protein, thus receiving 5 stars.
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