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Kale

A leafy brassica used fresh or dried.

Kale

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 15 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

7%

153 of the 2,250 foods we track, from 18 brands. 111 dry dog food, 30 wet dog food, 11 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 23. In the top five of 8 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

31%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 69% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.66
All foods $3.24

Median of the cheapest bag price across 111 priced foods, 13% 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 Wellness. 18 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A low calorie source of vitamin K, vitamin C and carotenoid antioxidants.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Wellness 49
  2. Health Extension 23
  3. Diamond 14
  4. The Honest Kitchen 13
  5. Open Farm 13
  6. Instinct 7
  7. Stella & Chewy's 7
  8. Orijen 5
  9. Tiki Dog 5
  10. Nulo 4

Plus 8 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #10 Diamond Naturals Skin & Coat Formula All Life Stages Salmon & Potato Formula Dry Dog Food
  2. #54 Wellness Complete Health Deboned Chicken & Oatmeal Dry Dog Food
  3. #55 The Honest Kitchen Grain-Free Beef Recipe Whole Food Clusters Dry Dog Food
  4. #68 Wellness Complete Health Small Breed Turkey & Oatmeal Dry Dog Food
  5. #73 Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
  6. #75 The Honest Kitchen Whole Grain Chicken & Oat Recipe Whole Food Clusters Dry Dog Food
  7. #98 Open Farm Ancient Grains Front Range Ancient Grains for Dogs – RawMix 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. Flaxseed 57%
  2. Chicken 41%
  3. Chicken Fat 40%
  4. Peas 39%
  5. Chicken Meal 35%
  6. Dried Plain Beet Pulp 33%
  7. Oatmeal 27%
  8. Barley 23%
  9. Turkey 22%
  10. Lentils 22%
  11. Sweet Potatoes 20%
  12. Sunflower Oil 20%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

Halo Elevate Homestyle Bone-In Grain Free Chicken Stew w/ Sweet Potatoes Wet Dog Food23.5% proteinHealth Extension Gently Cooked Grain Free Duck & Kale Recipe Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinInstinct Freshly Crafted Meals Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Wet Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Freshly Crafted Meals Pork & Wild-Caught Salmon Recipe Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinNulo FreeStyle Signature Stews Beef, Beef Liver & Kale Recipe Wet Dog Food64.7% proteinNulo FreeStyle Signature Stews Small Breed Beef, Beef Liver & Kale Recipe Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinPurina Beneful Freshly Prepared Classics With Lamb, Chopped Kale and Carrots Pate Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Roasted Beef One Pot Stew Wet Dog Food44.4% protein
Show 52 more Simply Nourish Homestyle Adult Wet Dog Food25.0% proteinSimply Nourish Homestyle Meal Topper Dog Meal Complement Dog Food Topper36.4% proteinInstinct Original Food for Small Breed Dogs Real Chicken Recipe Wet Dog Food38.6% proteinWellness Core Paté Whitefish, Salmon & Herring Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinWellness Core Turkey & Chicken Liver Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinHealth Extension food Grain Free Chunky Chicken Stew Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinOrijen FreshPrey Turkey, Salmon & Pork Recipe Wet Dog Food54.5% proteinTiki Dog Whole Foods Chicken Recipe in Lobster Consommé Wet Dog Food55.6% proteinTiki Dog Aloha Petites Chicken & Salmon Lomi Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinTiki Dog Whole Foods Chicken Recipe in Crab Consommé Wet Dog Food55.6% proteinTiki Dog Whole Foods Chicken & Tuna Recipe in Chicken Consommé Wet Dog Food55.6% proteinTiki Dog Aloha Petites Chicken & Duck Maui Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinOrijen FreshPrey Beef, Pork & Lamb Recipe Wet Dog Food56.0% proteinHealth Extension Gently Cooked Grain Free Vegetarian Recipe Wet Dog Food43.3% proteinHealth Extension food Vegetarian Entree Wet Dog Food29.2% proteinHealth Extension food Grain Free Northern Catch Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinHealth Extension food Grain Free New York Style Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinHealth Extension food Grain Free Savory Beef Stew Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinHealth Extension food Grain Free Carolina Skillet Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinHealth Extension food Grain Free Mediterranean Wet Dog Food38.6% proteinInstinct Original Food Real Beef Recipe Wet Dog Food52.3% proteinInstinct Original Food Real Chicken Recipe Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinInstinct Original Split Cups Paté Chicken Entrée Dog Food Topper45.5% proteinInstinct Original Food for Small Breed Dogs Real Beef Recipe Wet Dog Food38.6% proteinNulo MedalSeries Tasty Toppers Chicken Recipe Dog Food Topper47.4% proteinNulo MedalSeries Tasty Toppers Turkey Recipe Dog Food Topper47.4% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Grain Free Beef Whole Food Clusters for Small Breeds Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Whole Grain Lamb Clusters Dry Dog Food26.2% proteinFirstMate Kasiks Wild Pacific Ocean Fish Meal Formula Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinStella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Whitefish & Salmon : Raw Blend Oven Baked Kibble with Superfoods, Antioxidants & Probiotics Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinOrijen Wild Reserve, Wild-Caught Fish Recipe Dry Dog Food45.5% proteinOrijen Original Small Breed Puppy With WholePrey Nutrition Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinWellness Core+ Beef & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food36.7% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Grain-Free Chicken & Turkey Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Grain-Free Whitefish Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm Large Breed RawMix – Grain Free Large Breed Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains RawMix Wild Ocean Fish & Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Tide & Terrain Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Large Breed with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinHealth Extension Original Large Bites Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHealth Extension Original Little Bites Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Great Plains Grain-Free Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Tide & Terrain – Grain Free Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains RawMix Open Prairie Recipe-Ancient Grain Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains Front Range Ancient Grains for Dogs – RawMix Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinOpen Farm Front Range RawMix for Dogs – Grain-Free Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinHealth Extension Puppy Little Bites Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHealth Extension Grain Free Venison & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHealth Extension Grain Free Little Bites Grain Free Chicken & Turkey Little Bites Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinHealth Extension Grain Free Little Bites Grain Free Venison & Sweet Potato Little Bites Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHealth Extension Grain Free Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHealth Extension Grain Free Buffalo, Whitefish & Sweet Potato Little Bites Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% protein

On labels as

Other names for this

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

Organic Kale
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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