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Red Lentils

Lentils of the red variety, which are hulled and split so they cook down quickly.

Red Lentils

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 62 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

2%

52 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 6 brands. 49 dry dog food, 2 wet dog food, 1 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 5. In the top five of 27 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 $3.84
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 41 priced foods, 18% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

29%

of the foods that list it are from Horizon. 6 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Cook down fast and deliver the same plant protein, fiber and iron as brown lentils.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Horizon 15 / 27
  2. NutriSource 13 / 91
  3. Orijen 11 / 25
  4. Acana 10 / 23
  5. Health Extension 2 / 47
  6. Open Farm 1 / 42

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

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #53 Orijen Original Grain-Free 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. Chicken 42%
  2. Turkey 42%
  3. Peas 37%
  4. Garbanzo Beans 31%
  5. Chicken Fat 29%
  6. Chicken Meal 27%
  7. Green Lentils 27%
  8. Sunflower Oil 25%
  9. Pea Starch 25%
  10. Turkey Meal 23%
  11. Carrots 21%
  12. Mixed Tocopherols 21%

On the shelf

Foods that list Red Lentils

52 foods in our catalog list it, highest on the label first.

Horizon Pulsar Small Breed Weight Mgmt - Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Small Breed Weight Mgmt - Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Pulsar Small Breed ALS - Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Small Breed ALS - Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Weight Management Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Weight Management Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 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. 3 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. 3 on the labelAcana Red Meat Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Red Meat Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelAcana Freshwater Fish Blend Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Freshwater Fish Blend Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelOpen Farm Herring & Mackerel Rustic Stew Dog Food TopperOpen FarmOpen Farm Herring & Mackerel Rustic Stew Dog Food TopperTopper // 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. 6 on the labelHealth Extension food Grain Free Carolina Skillet Wet Dog FoodHealth ExtensionHealth Extension food Grain Free Carolina Skillet Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 7 on the labelHealth Extension food Grain Free Mediterranean Wet Dog FoodHealth ExtensionHealth Extension food Grain Free Mediterranean Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 7 on the label
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Horizon Taiga Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Taiga Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Turkey Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Turkey Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Lamb Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Lamb Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Salmon Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Salmon Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Pulsar Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Legacy Slim & Vibrant - Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Legacy Slim & Vibrant - Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Venison & Red Lentils Entree Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Venison & Red Lentils Entree Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 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. 3 on the labelHorizon Amicus Grain-Free Adult Tri-Protein Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Amicus Grain-Free Adult Tri-Protein Formula 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. 4 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Senior Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Senior Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Small and Medium Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Small and Medium Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelAcana Free-Run Poultry Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Free-Run Poultry Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Beef & Red Lentils Entree Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Beef & Red Lentils Entree Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelAcana Light & Fit Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Light & Fit Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelAcana Puppy Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Puppy Recipe 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. 6 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 6 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. 6 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 6 on the labelAcana Butcher’s Favorites, Free-Run Poultry & Liver Recipe Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Butcher’s Favorites, Free-Run Poultry & Liver Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 7 on the labelAcana Butcher’s Favorites, Wild-Caught Salmon Recipe Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Butcher’s Favorites, Wild-Caught Salmon Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 7 on the labelAcana Highest Protein Appalachian Ranch Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Highest Protein Appalachian Ranch Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 7 on the labelAcana Highest Protein Meadowland Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Highest Protein Meadowland Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 7 on the labelHorizon Legacy Grain-Free Adult Tri-Protein Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Legacy Grain-Free Adult Tri-Protein Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 8 on the labelAcana Highest Protein Wild Atlantic Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Highest Protein Wild Atlantic Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 8 on the labelOrijen Senior Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Senior Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 10 on the labelOrijen Original Small Breed Puppy With WholePrey Nutrition Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Original Small Breed Puppy With WholePrey Nutrition Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelOrijen Wild Reserve, Wild-Caught Fish Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Wild Reserve, Wild-Caught Fish Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelOrijen Tundra Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Tundra Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelOrijen Regional Red Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Regional Red Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelOrijen Small Breed Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Small Breed Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelOrijen Puppy Large Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Puppy Large Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelOrijen Puppy Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Puppy Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelOrijen Original Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Original Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 13 on the labelNutriSource Grain-Free Prairie Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Prairie Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 13 on the labelOrijen Six Fish Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Six Fish Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 13 on the labelOrijen Fit & Trim Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Fit & Trim Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the label

Leaving it out

Foods without lentils

For owners who skip lentils: popular dry foods priced like the ones that list it ($2.69 to $5.38 per lb), with no lentils 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 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 lbBlue Life Protection Formula Small Breed Senior Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodBlueBlue Life Protection Formula Small Breed Senior Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // $2.90 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.

Whole Red Lentils
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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