Ingredient file // Ingredient
Red Lentils
Printed as “Whole Red Lentils” on some labels. Same ingredient.
Lentils of the red variety, which are hulled and split so they cook down quickly.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 51 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
49 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 5 brands. 47 dry dog food, 2 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 5. In the top five of 26 foods, so it is usually a main 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 39 priced foods, 19% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
31%
of the foods that list it are from Horizon. 5 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Cook down fast and deliver the same plant protein, fiber and iron as brown lentils.
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
- Turkey 41%
- Peas 35%
- Chicken 35%
- Garbanzo Beans 33%
- Chicken Fat 29%
- Green Lentils 29%
- Chicken Meal 27%
- Pea Starch 27%
- Turkey Meal 24%
- Sunflower Oil 22%
- Salmon 18%
- Carrots 18%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
49 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
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Health Extension food Grain Free Carolina Skillet Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinHealth Extension food Grain Free Mediterranean Wet Dog Food38.6% proteinHorizon Pulsar Small Breed Weight Mgmt - Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinHorizon Pulsar Small Breed ALS - Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinHorizon Legacy Slim & Vibrant - Dry Dog Food35.4% proteinOrijen Wild Reserve, Wild-Caught Fish Recipe Dry Dog Food45.5% proteinOrijen Original Small Breed Puppy With WholePrey Nutrition Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Wild Range Recipe Dry Dog Food40.0% 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% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Venison & Red Lentils Entree Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Beef & Red Lentils Entree Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Duck & Green Lentils Entree Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free High Plains Select Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites High Plains Select Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Prairie Select Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Senior Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Weight Management Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Small and Medium Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food35.6% 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% proteinHorizon Amicus Grain-Free All Life Stages Salmon Formula Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinHorizon Legacy Grain-Free Adult Tri-Protein Formula Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Turkey Formula Dry Dog Food30.2% proteinHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Lamb Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Salmon Formula Dry Dog Food30.8% proteinHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food30.8% proteinOn labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.