Brand comparison
Applaws vs Wellness: which dry food wins for cats?
Applaws A (90/100) vs Wellness A (87/100). Applaws leads by 3 points on the PetFoodRate methodology. Full ingredient and sub-score breakdown.
Kitten
- Top ingredients
- 1 chicken dehydrated 47%
- 2 chicken fat
- 3 potato
- 4 beet pulp
- 5 salmon oil
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CORE Kitten Poulet
- Top ingredients
- 1 chicken dehydrated 24%
- 2 turkey
- 3 peas
- 4 chicken fat
- 5 taurine
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Applaws wins: 90/100 (Excellent) against 87/100 for Wellness.
5-dimension score breakdown
PetFoodRate scores every product on five independent dimensions. Here's how Applaws and Wellness compare on each one.
| Dimension | Applaws | Wellness |
|---|---|---|
| Proteins | A | A |
| Nutrition balance | A | A |
| Undesirables | A | A |
| Transparency | A | B |
| Adaptability | A | A |
| Total score | 90/100 | 87/100 |
Scores are deterministic and based on ingredient composition only. Read our full methodology to understand how each dimension is weighted.
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