Ingredient file // Ingredient
Garbanzo Beans
The seed of the chickpea plant, the same legume sold under the name chickpea.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 31 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
3%
80 of the 2,508 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 17 brands. 79 dry dog food, 1 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 5. In the top five of 59 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.
0
1st
26
2-3
33
4-5
21
6-10
0
11-20
0
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Foods with it
$3.30
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 54 priced foods, about level with the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
20%
of the foods that list it are from NutriSource. 17 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Slow-release energy with plant protein and folate, the same legume as chickpeas.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 7 more brands.
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #24 Nature’s Recipe Grain-Free Easy to Digest Salmon, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #88 Nature’s Recipe Small Breed Grain-Free Easy to Digest Chicken, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Peas 68%
- Natural Flavor 43%
- Chicken Fat 40%
- Sweet Potatoes 34%
- Canola Oil 30%
- Turkey Meal 30%
- Chicken Meal 29%
- Pea Flour 29%
- Lentils 25%
- Chicken 20%
- Flaxseed 19%
- Red Lentils 19%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
80 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Abound Grain Free All Life Stages Salmon & Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinArtemis Osopure Grain-Free Duck & Garbanzo Beans Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinArtemis Osopure Grain-Free Salmon & Garbanzo Bean Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinArtemis Osopure Grain-Free Turkey & Garbanzo Bean Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Healthy Weight Grain-Free Turkey Meal Formula Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Joint Health Grain-Free Chicken Meal Formula Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Duck Formula Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Beef Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% protein
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Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Beef and Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinOpen Farm Turkey & Salmon Hearty Stew Wet Dog Food43.8% proteinNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Upland Stream Recipe Dry Dog Food42.2% proteinHorizon Legacy Slim & Vibrant - Dry Dog Food35.4% proteinPinnacle dog recipes Salmon & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinVictor Purpose Grain Free Active Dog & Puppy Dry Dog Food36.3% proteinVictor Select Grain Free Yukon River Canine Dry Dog Food36.3% proteinVictor Purpose Grain Free Hero Canine Dry Dog Food36.3% proteinVictor Realtree Edge Energy Dry Dog Food30.8% proteinVictor Purpose Sensitive Skin & Stomach Grain Free Lamb Meal & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinCanidae Pure Farm To Bowl Pasture-Raised Lamb & Lentil, Small Breed Recipe Dry Dog Food26.1% proteinCanidae Pure Farm To Bowl Free-Range Chicken, Lentil & Garbanzo Bean, Small Breed Recipe Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinCanidae Pure Farm To Bowl Wild-Caught Salmon & Lentil, Small Breed Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinCanidae All Life Stages Grain Free Real Chicken & Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Wild Range Recipe Dry Dog Food40.0% proteinDr. Tim’s RPM Salmon & Pork Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinKirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Puppy Formula Chicken & Pea Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinCanidae Under The Sun Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinCanidae Pure Grain-Free Real Wild Boar & Garbanzo Bean Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinCanidae Pure Grain-Free Real Chicken, Lentil & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinCanidae Pure Grain-Free Healthy Weight Real Chicken & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinCanidae Pure Grain-Free Senior Real Chicken, Sweet Potato & Garbanzo Bean Recipe Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinCanidae Pure Grain-Free Real Lamb & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinCanidae Pure Grain-Free Real Bison, Lentil & Carrot Recipe Dry Dog Food31.7% proteinCanidae Pure Grain-Free Real Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food36.7% proteinAvoDerm Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Lamb & Sweet Potato Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Trout & Pea Formula Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Turkey Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Grain-Free Salmon & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinTaste of the Wild Southwest Canyon Canine Recipe with Wild Boar Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinTaste of the Wild Pine Forest Canine Recipe with Venison & Legumes Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinTaste of the Wild High Prairie Puppy Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinTaste of the Wild Appalachian Valley Small Breed Canine Recipe with Venison & Garbanzo Beans Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Pork & Peas Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Venison & Red Lentils Entree Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Beef & Red Lentils Entree Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Duck & Green Lentils Entree Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free High Plains Select Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites High Plains Select Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Prairie Select Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Lamb Meal & Peas Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Senior Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Weight Management Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Small and Medium Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinPinnacle Grain-Free Duck & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinPinnacle Grain-Free Trout & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinPinnacle Salmon & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinPinnacle Grain-Free Chicken & Vegetable Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinPinnacle Grain-Free Turkey & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% protein
An ingredient on its own tells you very little.
What matters is how much of it there is and where it sits in the list. That is why we weigh
the top five rather than reacting to any single name further down.
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