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Pea Starch

The starch fraction separated out from peas after the protein and fiber are removed.

Pea Starch

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 20 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

5%

164 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 19 brands. 163 dry dog food, 1 wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 6. In the top five of 67 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

99%

Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.

Price per lb

Foods with it $2.90
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 130 priced foods, 11% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

42%

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

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Grain-free binder and quick energy, but close to pure starch with little else.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Blue 69 / 186
  2. NutriSource 24 / 91
  3. Horizon 13 / 27
  4. Acana 10 / 23
  5. Natural Balance 8 / 48
  6. Purina 7 / 185
  7. Simply Nourish 5 / 44
  8. Rachael Ray Nutrish 5 / 19
  9. I and Love and You 4 / 23
  10. Pure Balance 3 / 17

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

Plus 9 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #1 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  2. #5 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  3. #27 Blue Life Protection Formula Senior Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  4. #35 Blue Life Protection Formula Small Breed Senior Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  5. #37 Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Beef, Pea & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  6. #53 Orijen Original Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
  7. #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 75%
  2. Chicken Meal 51%
  3. Mixed Tocopherols 46%
  4. Chicken 44%
  5. Chicken Fat 44%
  6. Flaxseed 41%
  7. Pea Protein 37%
  8. Natural Flavor 35%
  9. Tapioca Starch 29%
  10. Potatoes 23%
  11. Pea Fiber 22%
  12. Dried Tomato Pomace 20%

On the shelf

Foods that list Pea Starch

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

Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets HA Hydrolyzed Protein Chicken Formula Wet Dog FoodPurinaPurina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets HA Hydrolyzed Protein Chicken Formula Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 2 on the labelBlue Natural Veterinary Diet HF Hydrolyzed for Food Intolerance Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Natural Veterinary Diet HF Hydrolyzed for Food Intolerance Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelBil-Jac Grain-Free Adult Dry Dog FoodBil-JacBil-Jac Grain-Free Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelPurina Beneful Grain-Free Farm-Raised Chicken Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Beneful Grain-Free Farm-Raised Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelPurina Beyond Simply Grain-Free White Meat Chicken & Egg Recipe Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Beyond Simply Grain-Free White Meat Chicken & Egg Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Lamb Meal & Peas Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Lamb Meal & Peas Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelBlue Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potato Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potato Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelRachael Ray Nutrish Grain Free Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodRachael Ray NutrishRachael Ray Nutrish Grain Free Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutriSource Choice Beef Meal & Barley Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Choice Beef Meal & Barley Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 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. 4 on the label
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Blue Natural Veterinary Diet KS Kidney Support Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Natural Veterinary Diet KS Kidney Support Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelBlue Natural Veterinary Diet NP Novel Protein Alligator Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Natural Veterinary Diet NP Novel Protein Alligator Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Duck and Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Duck and Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutriSource Choice Performance Chicken Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Choice Performance Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutriSource Chicken Puppy Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Chicken Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelPurina Beyond Organic Small Dog Chicken, Egg & Carrot Recipe Natural Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Beyond Organic Small Dog Chicken, Egg & Carrot Recipe Natural Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelPurina Beyond Organic Chicken, Egg & Sweet Potato Recipe Natural Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Beyond Organic Chicken, Egg & Sweet Potato Recipe Natural Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutriSource Choice Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Choice Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutriSource Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelHorizon Legacy Grain-Free All Life Stages Salmon Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Legacy Grain-Free All Life Stages Salmon Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Turkey Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Turkey Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Lamb Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Lamb Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Salmon Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Salmon Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelBlue Freedom Senior Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Freedom Senior Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelBlue Freedom Small Breed Puppy Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Freedom Small Breed Puppy Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Salmon and Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Salmon and Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dog Grain-Free Turkey & Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dog Grain-Free Turkey & Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dog Grain-Free Salmon and Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dog Grain-Free Salmon and Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 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. 5 on the labelSimply Nourish Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Adult Dry Dog FoodSimply NourishSimply Nourish Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelRachael Ray Nutrish Grain Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodRachael Ray NutrishRachael Ray Nutrish Grain Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelPure Balance Pro+ Small Breed Chicken and Pea Recipe Dry Dog FoodPure BalancePure Balance Pro+ Small Breed Chicken and Pea Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelPure Balance Grain-Free Chicken and Pea Recipe Dry Dog FoodPure BalancePure Balance Grain-Free Chicken and Pea Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelBlue Life Protection Formula Small Breed Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Life Protection Formula Small Breed Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelBlue Life Protection Formula Adult Dog Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Life Protection Formula Adult Dog Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelNutriSource Choice Large Breed Chicken Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Choice Large Breed Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelNutriSource Choice Large Breed Beef Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Choice Large Breed Beef Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelPurina Beyond Simply Farm-Raised Beef, Barley & Cage-Free Egg Recipe Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Beyond Simply Farm-Raised Beef, Barley & Cage-Free Egg Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Chicken & Pea Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Chicken & Pea Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelNutriSource Choice Turkey Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Choice Turkey Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 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. 5 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. 5 on the labelNatural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Turkey Dry Dog FoodNatural BalanceNatural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Turkey Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelI and Love and You Baked & Saucy Beef + Sweet Potato Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodI and Love and YouI and Love and You Baked & Saucy Beef + Sweet Potato Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelHorizon Amicus Grain-Free All Life Stages Lamb Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Amicus Grain-Free All Life Stages Lamb Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelHorizon Amicus Grain-Free All Life Stages Salmon Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Amicus Grain-Free All Life Stages Salmon Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelHorizon Amicus Grain-Free All Life Stages Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Amicus Grain-Free All Life Stages Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelHorizon Amicus Grain-Free Adult Tri-Protein Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Amicus Grain-Free Adult Tri-Protein Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelHorizon Legacy Grain-Free Puppy Tri-Protein Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Legacy Grain-Free Puppy Tri-Protein Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelBlue Freedom Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Freedom Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelBlue Freedom Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Freedom Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelBlue Freedom Small Breed Adult Grain-Free Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Freedom Small Breed Adult Grain-Free Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelBlue Freedom Adult Grain-Free Healthy Weight Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Freedom Adult Grain-Free Healthy Weight Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelBlue Freedom Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Freedom Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the label

Leaving it out

Foods without peas

For owners who skip peas: popular dry foods priced like the ones that list it ($2.03 to $4.06 per lb), with no peas on the label.

Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // $2.06 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 lbHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog FoodHill'sHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // $2.33 per lbHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog FoodHill'sHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // $2.33 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 lbWellness Complete Health Small Breed Turkey & Oatmeal Dry Dog FoodWellnessWellness Complete Health Small Breed Turkey & Oatmeal Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.75 per lb

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

On labels as

Other names for this

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

Organic Pea Starch
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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