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Split Peas

Peas that have been dried and split along their natural seam.

Split Peas

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 168 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

15 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. 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 7 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 $2.00
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 14 priced foods, 38% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

100%

of the foods that list it are from Nutro. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Provide plant protein, fiber and folate, and cook down readily. A slow-releasing carbohydrate source.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Nutro 15

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken Meal 100%
  2. Brewers Rice 100%
  3. Chicken Fat 100%
  4. Natural Flavor 100%
  5. Whole Grain Sorghum 87%
  6. Whole Grain Barley 80%
  7. Chicken 73%
  8. Dried Plain Beet Pulp 73%
  9. Flaxseed 47%
  10. Whole Grain Brown Rice 47%
  11. Lamb 27%
  12. Rice Bran 27%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

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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