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Yellow Peas

The dried yellow field pea, used whole or split in grain-free recipes.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 105 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

24 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 5 brands. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 4. In the top five of 17 foods, so it is usually a main 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 $3.00
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 16 priced foods, 7% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

58%

of the foods that list it are from Hill's. 5 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Slow-release energy with iron and folate. Worth noting how much legume the recipe leans on.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Hill's 14
  2. Nulo 3
  3. Canidae 3
  4. By Nature 3
  5. Simply Nourish 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken 71%
  2. Chicken Meal 67%
  3. Chicken Fat 67%
  4. Cracked Pearled Barley 54%
  5. Brown Rice 54%
  6. Egg Product 50%
  7. Brewers Rice 46%
  8. Whole Grain Oats 29%
  9. Natural Flavor 25%
  10. Dried Beet Pulp 25%
  11. Whole Grain Sorghum 21%
  12. Soybean Oil 21%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

By Nature Chicken Meal & Turkey Meal with Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food27.2% proteinBy Nature Lamb & Turkey Meal Recipe Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinBy Nature Salmon & Menhaden Fish Meal Recipe Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinCanidae Under the Sun Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinCanidae Under The Sun Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinCanidae Under the Sun Grain-Free Recipe Large Breed Real Chicken Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.9% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% protein
Show 16 more Simply Nourish Source Adult - Salmon, High-Protein, Grain Free Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinNulo MedalSeries Limited+ MedalSeries Limited Ingredient Diet Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Limited+ MedalSeries Limited Ingredient Diet Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Limited Ingredient Diet Salmon Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.1% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small Bites Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy Dry Dog Food18.9% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy Dry Dog Food18.9% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Large Breed Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinHill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult 7+ Small Breed Thrive + Vigor Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult 7+ Thrive + Vigor Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult 6+ Large Breed Thrive + Vigor Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Puppy Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Grain-Free Chicken & Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food22.8% protein
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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