Alfalfa in Dog Food: Which Recipes List It

Alfalfa shows up across the Dog Food Library, a compiled set of manufacturer-published details for 958 dog foods sold in the United States. This page collects the facts as the manufacturers themselves state them: how many recipes list alfalfa, where it typically sits in the ingredient order, and which specific products carry it, with links to check any food's full spec sheet directly.

What Alfalfa Is on a Label

Alfalfa is a legume grown as forage. It is listed by name, most often as dehydrated alfalfa meal or alfalfa nutrient concentrate.

How Many of the 958 Foods List Alfalfa

163 of the 958 foods in the Dog Food Library list alfalfa in their ingredient panel, as compiled from each manufacturer's own product page. Of those 163 foods, 3 list alfalfa among the first five ingredients on the label, and the remaining 160 list it later in the panel. Ingredient order on these labels follows pre-cooking weight, so a fresh or wet ingredient can rank higher than a dried one that contributes more to the finished recipe.

Foods That List Alfalfa

The Dog Food Library lists 163 foods with alfalfa on the label. Below are 25 of them, shown as brand and recipe name and linked to that food's full spec sheet.

How to Check a Specific Food

To look up whether a particular food lists alfalfa, and where, open its entry on the Dog Food Library by brand or put it side by side with another food using the dog food comparison tool. Both pages pull from the same manufacturer-sourced data used to build this page.

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Data from maker product pages as compiled for the Dog Food Library; counts as of September 23, 2026.

Questions about alfalfa in dog food

How many of the 958 dog foods in the library list alfalfa?

163 of the 958 foods in the Dog Food Library list alfalfa on their ingredient panel, as compiled from manufacturer product pages.

Where does alfalfa usually appear in the ingredient order?

Of the 163 foods that list alfalfa, 3 show it among the first five ingredients and 160 show it later in the list, based on each manufacturer's own published order.

Which brands include alfalfa in the Dog Food Library?

Examples in the Dog Food Library include Blue Buffalo, Canidae, and Farmina, among the 163 foods that list alfalfa; see the full list on this page.

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