INGREDIENT
Pea Flour
Also printed as “Organic Pea Flour” on some labels. Same ingredient.
Flour milled from dried peas, carrying both the protein and the starch of the whole pea.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- Plant protein and fiber together, and it helps hold the kibble together.
Other Names For This
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
Foods That List It
A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.
AvoDerm Advanced Healthy Weight Grain-Free Turkey Meal Formula Dry Dog Food
30.0% protein
AvoDerm Advanced Joint Health Grain-Free Chicken Meal Formula Dry Dog Food
33.3% protein
AvoDerm Advanced Senior Health+ Grain-Free Lamb & Chicken Meal Formula Dry Dog Food
31.1% protein
AvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Duck Formula Dry Dog Food
28.9% protein
AvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Beef Formula Dry Dog Food
28.9% protein
AvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Turkey Formula Dry Dog Food
28.9% protein
AvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Trout & Pea Formula Dry Dog Food
31.1% protein
AvoDerm Grain-Free Beef & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food
27.8% 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.
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