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Pea Starch

The starch fraction separated out from peas after the protein and fiber are removed.

Pea Starch

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 16 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

6%

160 of the 2,508 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 18 brands. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 6. In the top five of 66 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

100%

Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.

Price per lb

Foods with it $2.90
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 125 priced foods, 10% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

44%

of the foods that list it are from Blue. 18 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Grain-free binder and quick energy, but close to pure starch with little else.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Blue 71
  2. NutriSource 24
  3. Horizon 13
  4. Acana 8
  5. Natural Balance 8
  6. Purina 6
  7. Rachael Ray Nutrish 5
  8. I and Love and You 5
  9. Simply Nourish 4
  10. Earthborn Holistic 3

Plus 8 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #1 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  2. #6 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  3. #26 Blue Life Protection Formula Senior Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  4. #29 Blue Life Protection Formula Small Breed Senior Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  5. #34 Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Beef, Pea & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  6. #56 Orijen Original Dry Dog Food
  7. #88 Nature’s Recipe Small Breed Grain-Free Easy to Digest Chicken, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe 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. Peas 76%
  2. Chicken Meal 53%
  3. Chicken Fat 44%
  4. Flaxseed 41%
  5. Chicken 41%
  6. Pea Protein 39%
  7. Natural Flavor 36%
  8. Tapioca Starch 31%
  9. Pea Fiber 23%
  10. Potatoes 22%
  11. Dried Tomato Pomace 21%
  12. Barley 18%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

Bil-Jac Grain-Free Adult Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dog Grain-Free Salmon and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dog Grain-Free Turkey & Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Duck and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Salmon and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potato Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Small Breed Adult Dog Grain-Free Lamb and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% protein
Show 54 more Simply Nourish Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinNutriSource Chicken Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Upland Stream Recipe Dry Dog Food42.2% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Lamb & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food21.1% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Small Breed Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinPure Balance Wild & Free Grain-Free Salmon & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinPure Balance Grain-Free Chicken and Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Healthy Weight Real Turkey, Brown Rice & Venison Recipe Dry Dog Food28.1% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Beef & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food20.0% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Adult Dog Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinSimply Nourish Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinSimply Nourish Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinCanidae All Life Stages Grain Free Real Chicken & Potato Recipe​ Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinNutriSource Choice Performance Chicken Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Wild Range Recipe Dry Dog Food40.0% proteinNutriSource Choice Large Breed Beef Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinNutriSource Choice Large Breed Chicken Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Grain Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinSimply Nourish Limited Ingredient Diet Limited Ingredient Puppy Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Real Beef, Pea & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Grain Free Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Large Breed Real Beef, Pea, Carrot & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Adult Dog Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinNutriSource Choice Beef Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinAbound Grain Free All Life Stages Salmon & Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinFromm Gold Coast Weight Management Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinEarthborn Holistic Western Feast Grain-Free Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinEarthborn Holistic Coastal Catch Grain-Free Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinEarthborn Holistic Great Plains Feast Grain-Free Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinBlue Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinBlue Natural Veterinary Diet GI Gastrointestinal Support Low Fat Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinBlue Natural Veterinary Diet HF Hydrolyzed for Food Intolerance Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinBlue Natural Veterinary Diet KS Kidney Support Dry Dog Food15.6% proteinBlue Freedom Senior Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food20.0% proteinBlue Freedom Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinBlue Freedom Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Beef and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinBlue Freedom Small Breed Adult Grain-Free Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinBlue Freedom Adult Grain-Free Healthy Weight Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinBlue Freedom Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinBlue Freedom Adult Grain-Free Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinBlue Freedom Adult Grain-Free Beef and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinBlue Freedom Large Breed Puppy Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinBlue Freedom Puppy Grain-Free Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinBlue Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Senior Red Meat Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinBlue Wilderness Senior Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinBlue Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Adult Healthy Weight Red Meat Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinBlue Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Adult Red Meat Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinBlue Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Adult Bison Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinBlue Wilderness Adult Large Breed Healthy Weight Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinBlue Wilderness Large Breed Adult Salmon Recipe Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinBlue Wilderness Large Breed Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinBlue Wilderness Adult Small Breed Healthy Weight Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinBlue Wilderness Adult Small Bite Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinBlue Wilderness Adult Salmon Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% protein

On labels as

Other names for this

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

Organic Pea Starch
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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