Ingredient file // Ingredient
Pinto Beans
The dried pinto bean, used in grain-free recipes.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 115 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
22 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 3 brands. 21 dry dog food, 1 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 12. In the top five of 5 foods, so it is usually a minor 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 21 priced foods, 33% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
50%
of the foods that list it are from Orijen. 3 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Plant protein, fiber and iron with a gentle effect on blood sugar.
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
- Chicken 50%
- Turkey 45%
- Red Lentils 41%
- Whole Herring 32%
- Salmon 32%
- Dehydrated Chicken 27%
- Chicken Liver 27%
- Pork 23%
- Dehydrated Turkey 23%
- Green Peas 23%
- Flounder 18%
- Herring Meal 18%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
22 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
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Fromm Four-Star Shredded Pork in Gravy Entrée Wet Dog Food43.8% proteinOrijen Wild Reserve, Wild-Caught Fish Recipe Dry Dog Food45.5% proteinOrijen Original Small Breed Puppy With WholePrey Nutrition Dry Dog Food43.2% 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 Light & Fit Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% 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.