Ingredient file // Ingredient
Green Lentils
Lentils of the green variety, which keep their skins and hold their shape when cooked.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 66 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
38 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 6 brands. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 8. In the top five of 13 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 37 priced foods, 15% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
32%
of the foods that list it are from NutriSource. 6 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Hold their shape better than red lentils, with the same protein, fiber and iron.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Red Lentils 53%
- Turkey 47%
- Turkey Meal 34%
- Chicken 32%
- Sunflower Oil 32%
- Garbanzo Beans 32%
- Salmon 21%
- Whole Herring 18%
- Chickpeas 18%
- Dehydrated Chicken 16%
- Chicken Fat 16%
- Beef 16%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
38 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
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Orijen Wild Reserve, Wild-Caught Fish Recipe Dry Dog Food45.5% proteinOrijen Original Small Breed Puppy With WholePrey Nutrition Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinSimply Nourish Source Adult - Salmon, High-Protein, Grain Free Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinNulo MedalSeries Small Breed Turkey & Chickpeas Recipe Dry Dog Food35.0% proteinNulo MedalSeries Limited Ingredient Diet Salmon Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% 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% proteinAcana Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% 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 Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Weight Management Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinOrijen Senior Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen Fit & Trim Dry Dog Food47.7% proteinOrijen Tundra Dry Dog Food45.5% proteinOrijen Regional Red Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen Six Fish Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen Original Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen Small Breed Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen Puppy Large Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen Puppy Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOn labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.