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INGREDIENT

Green Lentils

Lentils of the green variety, which keep their skins and hold their shape when cooked.

Why It Turns Up In Dog Food

  • Hold their shape better than red lentils, with the same protein, fiber and iron.

Other Names For This

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

Whole Green Lentils

Foods That List It

A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.

Evanger’s Super Premium Game Bird Recipe with Coconut Oil Dry Dog Food 26.7% protein NutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food 31.1% protein NutriSource Grain-Free Prairie Select Recipe Dry Dog Food 28.9% protein NutriSource Grain-Free Senior Recipe Dry Dog Food 31.1% protein NutriSource Grain-Free Small and Medium Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food 35.6% protein NutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog Food 28.9% protein NutriSource Grain-Free Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog Food 28.9% protein NutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Beef & Red Lentils Entree Dry Dog Food 31.1% 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. Back to the wiki

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