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Garbanzo Beans

The seed of the chickpea plant, the same legume sold under the name chickpea.

Garbanzo Beans

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 36 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

3%

88 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 19 brands. 86 dry dog food, 2 wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 4. In the top five of 67 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 $3.30
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 56 priced foods, about level with the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

23%

of the foods that list it are from NutriSource. 19 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Slow-release energy with plant protein and folate, the same legume as chickpeas.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. NutriSource 20 / 91
  2. Canidae 13 / 35
  3. AvoDerm 9 / 25
  4. Nature's Recipe 8 / 24
  5. Pinnacle 6 / 6
  6. Victor 5 / 26
  7. Taste of the Wild 4 / 21
  8. Horizon 3 / 27
  9. Artemis 3 / 11
  10. I and Love and You 3 / 23

Foods that list it / all the brand's recipes we track.

Plus 9 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #28 Nature’s Recipe Grain-Free Easy to Digest Salmon, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food
  2. #96 Nature’s Recipe Small Breed Grain-Free Easy to Digest Chicken, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food

Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Peas 65%
  2. Mixed Tocopherols 51%
  3. Natural Flavor 44%
  4. Chicken Fat 36%
  5. Sweet Potatoes 31%
  6. Pea Flour 28%
  7. Canola Oil 28%
  8. Lentils 27%
  9. Turkey Meal 27%
  10. Chicken Meal 26%
  11. Chicken 24%
  12. Sunflower Oil 23%

On the shelf

Foods that list Garbanzo Beans

88 foods in our catalog list it. These 60 list it highest on the label.

Victor Purpose Sensitive Skin & Stomach Grain Free Lamb Meal & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodVictorVictor Purpose Sensitive Skin & Stomach Grain Free Lamb Meal & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelPinnacle Grain-Free Trout & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodPinnaclePinnacle Grain-Free Trout & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelNatural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Pollock Dry Dog FoodNatural BalanceNatural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Pollock Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelCanidae Under the Sun Grain-Free Recipe Large Breed Real Chicken Dry Dog FoodCanidaeCanidae Under the Sun Grain-Free Recipe Large Breed Real Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelNature’s Recipe Small Breed Grain-Free Easy to Digest Chicken, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodNature's RecipeNature’s Recipe Small Breed Grain-Free Easy to Digest Chicken, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelBixbi Rawbble ProteinBlend Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodBIXBIBixbi Rawbble ProteinBlend Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutriSource PureVita Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource PureVita Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutriSource PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelOpen Farm Kind Earth Plant Recipe with Ancient Grains Wet Dog FoodOpen FarmOpen Farm Kind Earth Plant Recipe with Ancient Grains Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 3 on the labelVictor Purpose Grain Free Active Dog & Puppy Dry Dog FoodVictorVictor Purpose Grain Free Active Dog & Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelTaste of the Wild Southwest Canyon Canine Recipe with Wild Boar Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodTaste of the WildTaste of the Wild Southwest Canyon Canine Recipe with Wild Boar Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelTaste of the Wild Pine Forest Canine Recipe with Venison & Legumes Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodTaste of the WildTaste of the Wild Pine Forest Canine Recipe with Venison & Legumes Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the label
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NutriSource PureVita Duck & Kale Entree Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource PureVita Duck & Kale Entree Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelTaste of the Wild Appalachian Valley Small Breed Canine Recipe with Venison & Garbanzo Beans Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodTaste of the WildTaste of the Wild Appalachian Valley Small Breed Canine Recipe with Venison & Garbanzo Beans Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Beef & Red Lentils Entree Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Beef & Red Lentils Entree Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Duck & Green Lentils Entree Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Duck & Green Lentils Entree Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Lamb Meal & Peas Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Lamb Meal & Peas Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelPinnacle Grain-Free Duck & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodPinnaclePinnacle Grain-Free Duck & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelPinnacle Grain-Free Chicken & Vegetable Recipe Dry Dog FoodPinnaclePinnacle Grain-Free Chicken & Vegetable Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNature’s Recipe Large Breed Grain-Free Easy to Digest Chicken, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodNature's RecipeNature’s Recipe Large Breed Grain-Free Easy to Digest Chicken, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNature’s Recipe Grain-Free Easy to Digest Chicken, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodNature's RecipeNature’s Recipe Grain-Free Easy to Digest Chicken, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNature’s Recipe Prime Blends Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey, and Butternut Squash Recipe Dry Dog FoodNature's RecipeNature’s Recipe Prime Blends Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey, and Butternut Squash Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelCanidae Under The Sun Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog FoodCanidaeCanidae Under The Sun Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelBy Nature Turkey & Duck Meal Recipe Dry Dog FoodBy NatureBy Nature Turkey & Duck Meal Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Trout & Pea Formula Dry Dog FoodAvoDermAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Trout & Pea Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Beef Formula Dry Dog FoodAvoDermAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Beef Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Duck Formula Dry Dog FoodAvoDermAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Duck Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelArtemis Osopure Grain-Free Turkey & Garbanzo Bean Formula Dry Dog FoodArtemisArtemis Osopure Grain-Free Turkey & Garbanzo Bean Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelArtemis Osopure Grain-Free Duck & Garbanzo Beans Dry Dog FoodArtemisArtemis Osopure Grain-Free Duck & Garbanzo Beans Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelArtemis Osopure Grain-Free Salmon & Garbanzo Bean Dry Dog FoodArtemisArtemis Osopure Grain-Free Salmon & Garbanzo Bean Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelBixbi Rawbble Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodBIXBIBixbi Rawbble Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutriSource PureVita Pork & Blueberry Entree Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource PureVita Pork & Blueberry Entree Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelKirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Puppy Formula Chicken & Pea Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodKirkland SignatureKirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Puppy Formula Chicken & Pea Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelAbound Grain Free All Life Stages Salmon & Sweet Potato Dry Dog FoodAboundAbound Grain Free All Life Stages Salmon & Sweet Potato Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelVictor Realtree Edge Energy Dry Dog FoodVictorVictor Realtree Edge Energy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelVictor Select Grain Free Yukon River Canine Dry Dog FoodVictorVictor Select Grain Free Yukon River Canine Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Pork & Peas Entree Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Pork & Peas Entree Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNature’s Recipe Prime Blends Grain-Free Beef, Lamb, and Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodNature's RecipeNature’s Recipe Prime Blends Grain-Free Beef, Lamb, and Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelI and Love and You Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison Dry Dog FoodI and Love and YouI and Love and You Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelAvoDerm Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Lamb & Sweet Potato Formula Dry Dog FoodAvoDermAvoDerm Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Lamb & Sweet Potato Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Turkey Formula Dry Dog FoodAvoDermAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Turkey Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelAvoDerm Natural Small Breed, Grain-Free Limited Ingredient Revolving Menu Lamb Recipe Dry Dog FoodAvoDermAvoDerm Natural Small Breed, Grain-Free Limited Ingredient Revolving Menu Lamb Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelKirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Beef and Sweet Potato Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodKirkland SignatureKirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Beef and Sweet Potato Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelWholeHearted Grain Free All Breed Beef & Pea Recipe Dry Puppy Dry Dog FoodWholeHeartedWholeHearted Grain Free All Breed Beef & Pea Recipe Dry Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelPinnacle dog recipes Salmon & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodPinnaclePinnacle dog recipes Salmon & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelHorizon Legacy Slim & Vibrant - Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Legacy Slim & Vibrant - Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelCanidae All Life Stages Grain Free Real Chicken & Potato Recipe​ Dry Dog FoodCanidaeCanidae All Life Stages Grain Free Real Chicken & Potato Recipe​ Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Wild Range Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Wild Range Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelTaste of the Wild High Prairie Puppy Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodTaste of the WildTaste of the Wild High Prairie Puppy Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free High Plains Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free High Plains Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites High Plains Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites High Plains Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Small and Medium Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Small and Medium Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelPinnacle Salmon & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodPinnaclePinnacle Salmon & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelPinnacle Grain-Free Turkey & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodPinnaclePinnacle Grain-Free Turkey & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelNatural Balance Original Ultra Grain-Free Chicken Senior Formula Dry Dog FoodNatural BalanceNatural Balance Original Ultra Grain-Free Chicken Senior Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelI and Love and You Nude Super Food Simply Sea Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodI and Love and YouI and Love and You Nude Super Food Simply Sea Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelI and Love and You Nude Super Food Red Meat Medley Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodI and Love and YouI and Love and You Nude Super Food Red Meat Medley Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the label

Leaving it out

Foods without chickpeas

For owners who skip chickpeas: popular dry foods priced like the ones that list it ($2.31 to $4.62 per lb), with no chickpeas on the label.

Hill’s Science Diet Light Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodHill'sHill’s Science Diet Light Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.93 per lbBlue Life Protection Formula Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Life Protection Formula Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // $2.93 per lbHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodHill'sHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // $2.92 per lbPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // $2.37 per lbPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed Formula Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.41 per lbRoyal Canin Small Adult Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Small Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.33 per lbOpen Farm Wild Caught Salmon with Ancient Grains Dry Dog FoodOpen FarmOpen Farm Wild Caught Salmon with Ancient Grains Dry Dog FoodDry // $4.05 per lbNatural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Salmon & Sweet Potato Dry Dog FoodNatural BalanceNatural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Salmon & Sweet Potato Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.04 per lb

Checked against the ingredient list we store for each food. Labels change, so read the bag before you buy.

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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