Pea Protein in Dog Food: Which Recipes List It
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Pea Protein 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 pea protein, 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 Pea Protein Is on a Label
Pea protein is the protein fraction isolated from peas after the starch and fiber are removed. It is listed by name, distinct from whole peas, pea fiber, or pea starch on the same label.
How Many of the 958 Foods List Pea Protein
98 of the 958 foods in the Dog Food Library list pea protein in their ingredient panel, as compiled from each manufacturer's own product page. Of those 98 foods, 15 list pea protein among the first five ingredients on the label, and the remaining 83 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 Pea Protein
The Dog Food Library lists 98 foods with pea protein on the label. Below are 25 of them, shown as brand and recipe name and linked to that food's full spec sheet.
- Addiction Pet Foods: Viva LA Venison Grain Free Small Breed Recipe All Life Stages Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Adult Grain Free Duck Potato Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Adult Grain Free Lamb Potato Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Adult Grain Free Salmon Potato Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Adult Grain Free Turkey Potato Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Adult Healthy Weight Turkey Potato Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Adult Salmon Potato Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Grain Free Adult Duck Potato Canned Recipe Adult Wet
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Grain Free Adult Lamb Potato Canned Recipe Adult Wet
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Grain Free Adult Small Breed Lamb Potato Canned Recipe Adult Wet
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Grain Free Adult Small Breed Turkey Potato Recipe Adult Wet
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Grain Free Senior Turkey Potato Recipe Senior Wet
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Grain Free Turkey Potato Recipe Adult Wet
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Large Breed Adult Grain Free Lamb Potato Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Large Breed Adult Turkey Potato Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Puppy Turkey Potato Recipe Puppy Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Senior Turkey Potato Recipe Senior Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Small Breed Adult Turkey Potato Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Basics Small Breed Grain Free Adult Lamb Potato Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Freedom Grain Free Adult Beef Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Freedom Grain Free Adult Chicken Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Freedom Grain Free Adult Healthy Weight Chicken Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Freedom Grain Free Adult Lamb Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Freedom Grain Free Large Breed Adult Chicken Recipe Adult Dry
- Blue Buffalo: Freedom Grain Free Puppy Chicken Recipe Puppy Dry
How to Check a Specific Food
To look up whether a particular food lists pea protein, 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.
For between-meal variety that keeps the main recipe unchanged, browse single ingredient freeze dried dog treats from Sniff and Shift.
Data from maker product pages as compiled for the Dog Food Library; counts as of September 23, 2026.
Questions about pea protein in dog food
How many of the 958 dog foods in the library list pea protein?
98 of the 958 foods in the Dog Food Library list pea protein on their ingredient panel, as compiled from manufacturer product pages.
Where does pea protein usually appear in the ingredient order?
Of the 98 foods that list pea protein, 15 show it among the first five ingredients and 83 show it later in the list, based on each manufacturer's own published order.
Which brands include pea protein in the Dog Food Library?
Examples in the Dog Food Library include Addiction Pet Foods, Blue Buffalo, and Canidae, among the 98 foods that list pea protein; see the full list on this page.
