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Pumpkin Seeds

The seeds of the pumpkin, included whole or ground.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 23 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

4%

112 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 7 brands. 80 dry dog food, 17 dog food topper, 15 frozen dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 16. In the top five of 19 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

54%

Listed before the salt in 54% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.

Price per lb

Foods with it $4.40
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 66 priced foods, 36% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

43%

of the foods that list it are from Instinct. 7 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Zinc and healthy fats for skin and coat, with a little extra fiber.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Instinct 48
  2. Stella & Chewy's 44
  3. Blue 8
  4. Nature's Logic 6
  5. Acana 3
  6. Pinnacle 2
  7. WholeHearted 1

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #7 Stella & Chewy’s Marie’s Magical Dinner Dust Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food Topper
  2. #31 Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper
  3. #46 Stella & Chewy’s Marie’s Magical Dinner Dust Grass-Fed Beef Recipe Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food Topper

Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken Meal 40%
  2. Chicken Fat 39%
  3. Chicken 33%
  4. Peas 32%
  5. Oatmeal 25%
  6. Tapioca 21%
  7. Beef 21%
  8. Turkey Meal 21%
  9. Tomato Pomace 19%
  10. Flaxseed 19%
  11. Chicken Liver 18%
  12. Barley 15%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

Instinct Raw Boost Mixers All Natural Beef Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper40.4% proteinInstinct Raw Boost Mixers Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper38.3% proteinInstinct Raw Boost Mixers Grass-Fed Lamb Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper38.3% proteinInstinct Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper38.3% proteinInstinct Raw Boost Mixers Immune Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper38.3% proteinInstinct Raw Boost Mixers Mobility Support Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper38.3% proteinInstinct Raw Boost Mixers Skin & Coat Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper39.5% proteinInstinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Frozen Mixers Gut Health Recipe Dog Food Topper38.3% protein
Show 59 more Stella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Chicken & Salmon Dry Puppy Food: Raw Coated Oven Baked Kibble with Superfoods, Antioxidants & Probiotics Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinWholeHearted Freeze-Dried Immunity Support Dog Food Topper36.8% proteinInstinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Multivitamin Recipe Dog Food Topper38.3% proteinInstinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility Recipe Dog Food Topper38.3% proteinInstinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Shakers Grass-Fed Beef Recipe Dog Food Topper40.4% proteinStella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Whitefish & Salmon : Raw Blend Oven Baked Kibble with Superfoods, Antioxidants & Probiotics Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPinnacle dog recipes Salmon & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinInstinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Whole Grain Kibble Real Beef & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinInstinct Raw Boost PeakBoost+ Kibble Real Salmon Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinInstinct Raw Boost PeakBoost+ Kibble Real Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinStella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Whitefish & Salmon : Raw Coated Oven Baked Kibble with Superfoods, Antioxidants & Probiotics Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinStella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Chicken & Duck : Raw Coated Oven Baked Kibble with Superfoods, Antioxidants & Probiotics Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinStella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Raw Blend Puppy Kibble: Chicken, Salmon + Superfoods Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinStella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Chicken & Duck : Raw Coated/Raw Blend Oven Baked Kibble with Superfoods, Antioxidants & Probiotics Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinStella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Beef & Lamb : Raw Blend Oven Baked Kibble with Superfoods, Antioxidants & Probiotics Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinStella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy Dry Dog Food33.0% 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% proteinInstinct Raw Longevity Bites Cage-Free Chicken Recipe for Puppies Frozen Dog Food43.3% proteinInstinct Raw Bites Cage-Free Chicken Recipe for Puppies Frozen Dog Food43.3% proteinStella & Chewy’s Marie’s Magical Dinner Dust Grass-Fed Beef Recipe Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food Topper46.3% proteinStella & Chewy’s Marie’s Magical Dinner Dust Duck Duck Goose Recipe Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food Topper40.0% proteinStella & Chewy’s Marie’s Magical Dinner Dust Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food Topper50.5% proteinStella & Chewy’s Venison Blend Frozen Raw Dinner Patties Frozen Dog Food50.0% proteinStella & Chewy’s Tantalizing Turkey Frozen Raw Dinner Patties Frozen Dog Food42.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Tantalizing Turkey Frozen Raw Dinner Morsels Frozen Dog Food42.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Stella’s Super Beef Frozen Raw Dinner Patties Frozen Dog Food46.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Stella’s Super Beef Frozen Raw Dinner Morsels Frozen Dog Food46.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Duck Duck Goose Frozen Raw Dinner Patties Frozen Dog Food50.0% proteinStella & Chewy’s Duck Duck Goose Frozen Raw Dinner Morsels Frozen Dog Food50.0% proteinStella & Chewy’s Dandy Lamb Frozen Raw Dinner Patties Frozen Dog Food42.2% proteinStella & Chewy’s Dandy Lamb Frozen Raw Dinner Morsels Frozen Dog Food42.2% proteinStella & Chewy’s Chewy’s Chicken Frozen Raw Patties Frozen Dog Food55.4% proteinStella & Chewy’s Chewy’s Chicken Frozen Raw Dinner Morsels Frozen Dog Food55.4% proteinStella & Chewy’s Absolutely Rabbit Frozen Raw Dinner Patties Frozen Dog Food51.7% proteinStella & Chewy’s Surf ‘N Turf Frozen Raw Dinner Patties Frozen Dog Food42.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Wild-Caught Whitefish Raw Coated Kibble Dry Dog Food39.8% proteinStella & Chewy’s Wild Caught Raw Blend Kibble Dry Dog Food38.6% proteinStella & Chewy’s Small Breed Red Meat Raw Blend Kibble Dry Dog Food40.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Small Breed Beef Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Coated Kibble Wholesome Grains Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinStella & Chewy’s Salmon Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Coated Kibble Wholesome Grains Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinStella & Chewy’s Red Meat Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Blend Baked Kibble with Grains Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinStella & Chewy’s Red Meat Raw Blend Kibble Dry Dog Food40.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Lamb Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Coated Kibble Wholesome Grains Dry Dog Food28.4% proteinStella & Chewy’s Grass-Fed Lamb Raw Coated Kibble Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinStella & Chewy’s Grass-Fed Beef Raw Coated Kibble Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinStella & Chewy’s Free Range Raw Blend Kibble Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinStella & Chewy’s Duck Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Coated Kibble Wholesome Grains Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinStella & Chewy’s Chicken Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Coated Kibble Wholesome Grains Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinStella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Blend Baked Kibble with Grains Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinStella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Raw Blend Kibble Dry Dog Food39.8% proteinStella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Duck Raw Coated Kibble Dry Dog Food38.6% proteinStella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Puppy Dry Dog Food40.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble for Small Breeds Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinStella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinStella & Chewy’s Beef Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Coated Kibble Wholesome Grains Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPinnacle Salmon & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinNature’s Logic Grain-Free Canine Duck & Salmon Meal Feast Dry Dog Food36.3% protein

On labels as

Other names for this

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

Pumpkin Seed Pumpkinseeds
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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