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Dried Pumpkin

Pumpkin flesh with its moisture removed.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 19 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

5%

136 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 16 brands. 121 dry dog food, 12 wet dog food, 2 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 19. In the top five of 2 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

35%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 65% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.29
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 101 priced foods, about level with the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

26%

of the foods that list it are from Nutro. 16 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A concentrated soluble fiber source that helps firm loose stools and ease mild constipation, plus beta carotene.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Nutro 35
  2. Nature's Logic 32
  3. Simply Nourish 19
  4. Nulo 16
  5. Blue Seal 6
  6. NutriSource 5
  7. Instinct 4
  8. Natural Balance 4
  9. Hungry Bark 4
  10. I and Love and You 3

Plus 6 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #31 Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper
  2. #77 Nutro Natural Choice Adult Chicken & Brown Rice 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

  1. Chicken Fat 55%
  2. Chicken Meal 52%
  3. Chicken 41%
  4. Natural Flavor 38%
  5. Flaxseed 31%
  6. Millet 24%
  7. Turkey Meal 24%
  8. Brown Rice 21%
  9. Barley 21%
  10. Montmorillonite Clay 21%
  11. Lamb Meal 19%
  12. Brewers Rice 18%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

136 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper38.3% proteinInstinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Frozen Mixers Gut Health Recipe Dog Food Topper38.3% protein
Show 59 more Nutro Natural Choice Adult Small Bites , Salmon & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinSimply Nourish Source High Protein Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinSimply Nourish Original Grain Free Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinSimply Nourish Original Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Turkey Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Duck & Salmon Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Beef Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Big Life Hearty Beef, Veggies & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Lamb Wet Dog Food42.9% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Healthy Senior Formula Dry Dog Food28.1% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Sensitive Stomach & Skin Formula Dry Dog Food27.0% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Healthy Adult Formula - Lamb & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.7% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Venison Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Pork Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Sardine Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Chicken Feast Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinNutro Ultra Senior Trio of Proteins Chicken, Lamb & Whitefish with Superfoods Paté Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinNutro Ultra Trio of Proteins Chicken, Lamb & Whitefish with Superfoods Paté Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinNutro Chicken Entreé topped with Bites of Real Chicken & Spinach Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinNutro Chicken Entrée Paté with Tomatoes & Carrots Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinNutro Ultra Small Breed, Weight Management, The Superfood Plate with a Trio of Proteins from Chicken, Lamb and Salmon Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutro Natural Choice Dry Dog Puppy Lamb and Brown Rice Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinPinnacle dog recipes Salmon & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinNulo MedalSeries Baked & Coated Salmon, Chicken & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinSimply Nourish Original Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinSimply Nourish Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinSimply Nourish Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinSimply Nourish Original Weight Management Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinSimply Nourish Original Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinSimply Nourish Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinSimply Nourish Original Weight Management Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinSimply Nourish Original Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinSimply Nourish Dry Puppy Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinSimply Nourish Original Senior Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Wild Range Recipe Dry Dog Food40.0% proteinSimply Nourish Source Senior Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinSimply Nourish Original Weight Management Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinSimply Nourish Original Small Breed Senior Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinSimply Nourish Limited Ingredient Diet Limited Ingredient Puppy Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinSimply Nourish Original Small Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinSimply Nourish Original Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinRayne Nutrition Plant Based Plant-Based Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinNulo Challenger Organic Ancient Grains Haddock, Salmon & Acadian Redfish Recipe Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinNulo MedalSeries Large Breed Baked & Coated Whitefish, Chicken & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAnnamaet Original Senior Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinAnnamaet Sensitive Skin and Stomach Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinNulo Challenger Large Breed Puppy Organic Ancient Grains Beef, Lamb & Pork Recipe Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinNulo MedalSeries Small Breed Baked & Coated Chicken, Duck & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinNulo MedalSeries Puppy Baked & Coated Turkey, Chicken & Duck Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Large Breed Puppy Baked & Coated Chicken, Duck & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Baked & Coated Chicken, Duck & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Baked & Coated Beef, Pork & Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Puppy Ancient Grains Turkey, Oats & Guinea Fowl Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNulo MedalSeries Ancient Grains Salmon, Oats & Haddock Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNulo Challenger Small Breed Organic Ancient Grains Haddock, Salmon & Acadian Redfish Recipe Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinNulo Challenger Organic Ancient Grains Beef, Lamb & Pork Recipe Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinNature’s Logic Original Pure Naturals Beef Recipe Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinNature’s Logic Original Pure Naturals Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food38.5% proteinNature’s Logic Original Pure Naturals Sardine Recipe Dry Dog Food33.0% protein
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