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- Best canned cat food, but expensive Wellness Chicken Formula *Est. $1
- Best-value canned cat food Natural Balance Ultra Formula *Est. $0
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- Best dry cat food, but expensive Wellness CORE *Est. $20
- Best value dry cat food Natural Balance Ultra Premium *Est. $14
- Organic cat food Newman's Own Organics Chicken and Brown Rice *Est. $1
- Frozen raw cat food Feline's Pride Gourmet Chicken Dinner *Est. $95
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Best dry cat food, but expensive
- High meat content
- Low carbohydrates
- No grains, glutens or carbohydrates
- Expensive
- Few fruits and vegetables
Wellness CORE is a grain-free, high-protein dry cat food that's earning top grades from reviewers. Notably, the top four ingredients, and five of the top six, are meats or meat meals. Not surprisingly, the food is tops at delivering protein, which is guaranteed to be not less than 50 percent. The vegetable count is low, though potatoes are included for fiber and to hold the food together. The food is free from additives, glutens and by-products. Innova EVO (*est. $18 for a 6.6-pound bag) is a similar food, and delivers similar protein, but is harder to find. Natural Balance Ultra (*est. $14 for a 6.6-pound bag) is a good choice among less expensive foods. It is not grain free, but doesn't contain undesirable grains such as corn, and there are no by-products or glutens.
We saw the best reviews for Wellness CORE at About.com and PetFoodRatings.com, where reviewers are so impressed with the food that they are offering it to their own cats. Ask Susan Peters is not as enamored of some of the ingredients used, but in the end calls Wellness CORE a healthy food. User reviews can be read at Zootoo.com and Petco.com.
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Our Sources
1. About.com
About.com's Franny Syufy rates Wellness Core highly and says it is a food that's "closely aligned with a raw diet." She reports she feeds Wellness CORE to her own cats and that they enjoy it. She compares it with Innova EVO. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)
Review: Premium Dry Cat Foods for Adult Cats, Franny Syufy
The site owner at this new pet food ratings page gives Wellness CORE his highest rating. He adds that Wellness CORE is what he's currently feeding his own cats. He finds no negatives except that the vegetable and fruit content is low, but says that's forgivable.
Review: Cat Food Reviews, Christopher Eng
Susan Peters takes issue with the inclusion of chicken fat, natural chicken flavor and potatoes in Wellness CORE, but also adds that "Wellness has done a good job of making healthy pet foods."
Review: Wellness CORE Grain Free Fish & Fowl Dry Cat Food – Healthy Pet Foods?, Susan Peters
4. ZooToo.com
There aren't a lot of reviews here for Wellness Core, but what's here shows a general pattern of satisfaction. Two owners say that it wasn't a hit with their cats, but everyone else seem generally or completely pleased.
Review: Wellness Core Food for Cats Reviews, Contributors to Zootoo.com
5. Petco.com
About a dozen owners have weighed in on Wellness CORE as of our last visit and all seem happy with the food. Most telling, all say that they would recommend it to a friend.
Review: Wellness CORE Cat Food Reviews, Contributors to Petco.com
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