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Wellness vs. Adirondack

In this comparison article for Wellness vs Adirondack, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare Wellness and Adirondack, 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 Adirondack vs Wellness comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our Wellness Review Page or Adirondack Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Adirondack vs. Wellness

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.

Wellness Dog Food vs. Adirondack Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Wellness	Adirondack
Crude Protein	34.6%	28.6%
Crude Fat	15.8%	16.7%
Crude Fiber	5.6%	4.7%

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.

Adirondack dry recipes contain 6.09% less protein than Wellness dry recipes. This difference in protein content is a notable difference between Wellness and Adirondack.

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.

As you can see, Adirondack and Wellness guarantee a similar amount of crude fiber.

Wellness Cat Food vs. Adirondack Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Wellness	Adirondack
Crude Protein	42.0%	34%
Crude Fat	16.0%	14.7%
Crude Fiber	4.7%	3.6%

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 Adirondack provides far less protein than Wellness. The difference in protein content is roughly 7.96%.

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

Adirondack and Wellness both provide roughly the same amount of crude fat.

There is a relatively insignificant difference between the crude fiber content of the two brands.

Wellness Pet Food Ingredients vs. Adirondack Pet Food Ingredients

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

Canola Oil

Pea Protein

Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)

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

Garlic

Brewers Rice

Caramel Color

Garlic Powder

Tomato Pomace

Dried Tomato Pomace

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

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

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Product Safety: Recall History of Wellness & Adirondack?

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)

According to our records, Adirondack has never been recalled.

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Wellness	Adirondack
Per Pound	$3.61	$2.51
Per Calorie	$0.0022	$0.0015

Dry Cat Food	Wellness	Adirondack
Per Pound	$3.90	$3.10
Per Calorie	$0.0023	$0.0019

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 Wellness or Adirondack, 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 Wellness or Adirondack will depend on your shopping habits.

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

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Where To Buy Wellness Pet Foods

You can purchase Wellness pet foods from the following stores:

213 Recipes In-Stock Today

166 Recipes In-Stock Today

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21 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Adirondack Pet Foods

You can purchase Adirondack pet food products from these retailers:

15 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Wellness	Adirondack
Dry Dog Food	59 Recipes	10 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	53 Recipes	None
Dog Treats	25 Treats	6 Treats
Dry Cat Food	19 Recipes	5 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	74 Recipes	None
Cat Treats	5 Treats	2 Treats