INGREDIENT
Chickpeas
The seed of the chickpea plant, also sold as the garbanzo bean.
Why it turns up in dog food
- Slow-release energy with plant protein and folate, and gentler on blood sugar than rice.
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
Foods that list it
A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.
Acana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Beef & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food
81
Acana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Duck & Pear Recipe Dry Dog Food
81
Acana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Lamb & Apple Recipe Dry Dog Food
81
Acana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Pork & Squash Recipe Dry Dog Food
81
Canidae Under the Sun Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
59
Diamond Care Weight Management Formula for Adult Dogs Dry Dog Food
44
Fromm Four-Star Chicken Au Frommage® Recipe Dry Dog Food
60
Fromm Four-Star Game Bird Recipe Dry Dog Food
71
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.
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