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Green Peas

Printed as “Fresh Garden Peas” on some labels. Same ingredient.

The immature green seed of the pea plant, used fresh or dried.

Green Peas

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 43 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

2%

59 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 11 brands. 42 dry dog food, 14 wet dog food, 3 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 16. In the top five of 15 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

37%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 63% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.32
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 31 priced foods, about level with the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

56%

of the foods that list it are from Hill's. 11 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Plant protein, fiber and vitamin K with energy that releases gradually.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Hill's 33
  2. Acana 8
  3. Tiki Dog 3
  4. Canidae 3
  5. Sojos 3
  6. Health Extension 2
  7. Annamaet 2
  8. Iams 2
  9. Simply Nourish 1
  10. Bil-Jac 1

Plus 1 more brand.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #4 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
  2. #25 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
  3. #60 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  4. #66 Iams Adult Small Breed Dry Dog Food
  5. #73 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Small Paws Chicken Meal, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  6. #95 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
  7. #97 Iams Adult Healthy Weight 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 59%
  2. Chicken Meal 53%
  3. Cracked Pearled Barley 41%
  4. Chicken Fat 39%
  5. Brown Rice 39%
  6. Dried Beet Pulp 36%
  7. Brewers Rice 25%
  8. Flaxseed 22%
  9. Whole Grain Oats 22%
  10. Natural Chicken Liver Flavor 22%
  11. Egg Product 20%
  12. Whole Grain Sorghum 20%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

Acana Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAnnamaet Re-juvenate Dry Dog Food36.7% proteinAnnamaet Sustain Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinBil-Jac Chunky Stew with Chicken & Vegetables Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinCanidae Under the Sun Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinCanidae Under The Sun Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinCanidae Under the Sun Grain-Free Recipe Large Breed Real Chicken Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHealth Extension Broth-Licious Chicken & Carrots in Bone Broth- Mobility Recipe Wet Dog Food61.5% protein
Show 51 more Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Cuisine Chicken & Vegetables Stew Wet Dog Food26.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Hearty Vegetable & Chicken Stew Wet Dog Food25.0% proteinHealth Extension Broth-Licious Ocean Fish in Bone Broth -Shiny Coat Recipe Wet Dog Food54.5% proteinSimply Nourish Hip & Joint Recipe Wet Dog Food63.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Rice Stew Wet Dog Food25.0% proteinTiki Dog Taste of the World Chicken & Pasta Carbonara Recipe Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinTiki Dog Taste of the World Chicken & Shrimp Paella Recipe Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinTiki Dog Taste of the World Beef, Potatoes & Carrots Burgundy Recipe Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinHill’s Prescription Diet k/d + Derm Complete Rice & Egg Recipe Dry Dog Food12.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Pollock Meal & Insect Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Small & Mini Savory Stew with Chicken & Vegetables Wet Dog Food27.8% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Savory Stew with Chicken & Vegetables Wet Dog Food23.5% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Savory Stew with Beef and Vegetables Wet Dog Food18.2% proteinMerrick Classic Healthy Grains Kitchen Comforts Lamb Shepherd’s Pie Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food17.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food22.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Small Bites Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food17.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy Dry Dog Food18.9% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Large Breed Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Small Paws Chicken Meal, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food17.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Small Bites No Corn, Wheat, Soy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.1% proteinAcana Highest Protein Appalachian Ranch Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Highest Protein Wild Atlantic Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Highest Protein Meadowland Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Red Meat Recipe Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinAcana Freshwater Fish Blend Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinAcana Light & Fit Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Free-Run Poultry Recipe Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinHill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult Fit + Radiant Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult Small Breed Fit + Radiant​ Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult Large Breed Fit + Radiant Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult 7+ Small Breed Thrive + Vigor Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult 7+ Thrive + Vigor Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult 6+ Large Breed Thrive + Vigor Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Puppy Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Adult Small Bites Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Adult 7+ Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Prescription Diet Derm Defense Environmental Sensitivities Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Large Breed Chicken Meal & Oats Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Small Paws Chicken Meal, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food27.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Small Bites Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinSojos Turkey Plus Raw Dog Food Topper68.5% proteinSojos Beef Plus Raw Dog Food Topper54.3% proteinSojos Lamb Plus Raw Dog Food Topper48.9% proteinIams Adult Healthy Weight Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinIams Adult Small Breed Dry Dog Food30.0% protein

On labels as

Other names for this

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

Fresh Garden Peas Garden Peas Whole Green Peas
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. Back to the wiki

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