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AvoDerm vs. Wellness

In this comparison article for AvoDerm vs Wellness, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare AvoDerm and Wellness, we'll use up-to-date nutritional and price information.

There are many factors to consider when choosing the best pet food brand for your pet. Factors such as ingredient quality, guaranteed analysis, product safety, brand history, and cost are among the most important factors to consider.

Throughout this Wellness vs AvoDerm comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our AvoDerm Review Page or Wellness Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Wellness vs. AvoDerm

According to AAFCO, all pet food labels must provide a guaranteed analysis of nutrient content. The analysis must provide guaranteed minimum percentages of crude protein and crude fat, and maximum percentages of crude fiber and moisture.

All percentages used in this comparison are averages reported on a dry matter basis.

AvoDerm Dog Food vs. Wellness Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	AvoDerm	Wellness
Crude Protein	28.1%	34.6%
Crude Fat	15.4%	15.8%
Crude Fiber	6.6%	5.6%

Wet/Canned Dog Food	AvoDerm	Wellness
Crude Protein	38.2%	41.8%
Crude Fat	23.4%	24.1%
Crude Fiber	9.1%	4.9%

Crude Protein Comparison For Dog Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your dog's diet. Without sufficient protein, dogs can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

AvoDerm dry recipes contain 6.55% less protein than Wellness dry recipes. This difference in protein content is a notable difference between Wellness and AvoDerm. For wet dog foods, Wellness typically provides a little more protein (about 3.68% more).

Crude Fat Comparison For Dog Food

Dietary fats serves a multitude of roles in the proper development and function of our canine companions. Here are some of the benefits (not exhaustive):

Help produce prostaglandins, which reduce inflammation among other critical functions.
Aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve skin and coat health
Improve the palatially of your dog's food

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude fat. With regards to wet dog food, Wellness and AvoDerm also provide roughly the same amount of crude fat.

As you can see, Wellness and AvoDerm guarantee a similar amount of crude fiber. For wet dog foods, AvoDerm provides more fiber (about 4.24% more).

AvoDerm Cat Food vs. Wellness Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	AvoDerm	Wellness
Crude Protein	36.7%	42.0%
Crude Fat	20.6%	16.0%
Crude Fiber	5.7%	4.7%

Wet/Canned Cat Food	AvoDerm	Wellness
Crude Protein	53.7%	45.0%
Crude Fat	18.0%	24.7%
Crude Fiber	7.4%	5.6%

Crude Protein Comparison For Cat Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your cat's diet. Without sufficient protein, cats can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

The table shows that AvoDerm provides far less protein than Wellness. The difference in protein content is roughly 5.29%. In addition, AvoDerm wet cat foods also provide more protein than Wellness wet foods.

Crude Fat Comparison For Cat Food

There are many ways in which dietary fat contributes to the overall health of our feline friends. Here is a short list of benefits provided by fats (not exhaustive):

Aid in the digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve the health of skin/coat
Slow the growth of yeast infections
Slow the development and spread of certain type of cancers.
Maintain healthy blood pressure

Our analysis shows that AvoDerm guarantees 4.55% more fat than Wellness dry cat food recipes. In addition, Wellness wet cat foods also provide more fat than AvoDerm wet foods.

Wellness and AvoDerm both provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber. With regards to wet cat food, AvoDerm and Wellness also provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

AvoDerm Pet Food Ingredients vs. Wellness Pet Food Ingredients

AvoDerm and Wellness both use the following controversial ingredients in many of their products:

Canola Oil

Pea Protein

Tomato Pomace

Dried Tomato Pomace

Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by AvoDerm.

Beet Pulp

White Rice

Avocado Meal

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Wellness.

Garlic

Brewers Rice

Caramel Color

Garlic Powder

We believe that certain pet food ingredients are linked to adverse health affects; these ingredients are classified as harmful.

AvoDerm and Wellness both use the following harmful ingredients in many of their products:

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Here are some of the harmful ingredients used only by Wellness.

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite

Product Safety: Recall History of AvoDerm & Wellness?

According to our records, AvoDerm has never been recalled.

Wellness has been recalled 5 times.

March 18, 2017: elevated beef throid hormone
Feb. 10, 2017: foreign material
Oct. 30, 2012: High Moisture
May 4, 2012: Salmonella
Feb. 28, 2011: Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1)

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	AvoDerm	Wellness
Per Pound	$2.72	$3.61
Per Calorie	$0.0018	$0.0022

Dry Cat Food	AvoDerm	Wellness
Per Pound	$4.04	$3.90
Per Calorie	$0.0024	$0.0023

Wet Dog Food	AvoDerm	Wellness
Per Pound	$5.11	$6.74
Per Calorie	$0.0103	$0.0140

Wet Cat Food	AvoDerm	Wellness
Per Pound	$6.27	$9.09
Per Calorie	$0.0159	$0.0223

The average cost-per-lb is heavily influenced by the varying amounts of moisture present in each brand's food products (wet vs. dry food, dry vs. freeze-dried food, etc). However, the average cost-per-kcal eliminates the influence of moisture. Therefore, the average cost-per-kcal is the better metric to consider.

If you'd like to calculate the average cost-per-day or cost-pet-year of feeding AvoDerm or Wellness, input your pet's weight into our cost analyzer widget.

Averages price data can identify whether or not there exists a significant price difference between two brands. However, the actual price that you'll pay for AvoDerm or Wellness will depend on your shopping habits.

Pet owners who use our price comparison feature typically save more than 25% off retail prices for AvoDerm and Wellness. In addition, we currently have some great coupons for our readers.

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Where To Buy AvoDerm Pet Foods

You can purchase AvoDerm pet foods from the following stores:

34 Recipes In-Stock Today

12 Recipes In-Stock Today

35 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Wellness Pet Foods

You can purchase Wellness pet food products from these retailers:

213 Recipes In-Stock Today

166 Recipes In-Stock Today

172 Recipes In-Stock Today

21 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	AvoDerm	Wellness
Dry Dog Food	21 Recipes	59 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	10 Recipes	53 Recipes
Dog Treats	3 Treats	25 Treats
Dry Cat Food	6 Recipes	19 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	15 Recipes	74 Recipes
Cat Treats	None	5 Treats