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Barley appears on the labels of 43 of the 244 recipes we have read and scored (18 percent of the database), in label forms including Barley, Barley Grass, Cracked Pearled Barley, Ground Barley, barley.
A whole grain, often pearled, with the highest beta glucan content of the common feed grains.
Energy plus fermentable fibre that feeds large intestine bacteria and slows digestion.
Pearled barley has had some bran polished away; cracked pearled barley on a panel is the same grain in a rougher cut.
| Recipe | Score / 100 | Format | Life stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taste of the Wild Ancient Prairie | 94 | Dry food | All life stages |
| Taste of the Wild Ancient Wetlands | 94 | Dry food | All life stages |
| Wellness CORE Wholesome Grains Original Turkey Recipe | 92 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon & Rice | 90 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Taste of the Wild Ancient Stream | 89 | Dry food | All life stages |
| Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Great Plains Red | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin & Stomach Lamb & Oat Meal | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Hill's Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken Recipe | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
The full database, filterable by brand, format, life stage and grains, is the reviews index; the food finder answers it by the proteins a dog must avoid.
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The definition is written from AAFCO's ingredient definitions and standard label practice, in our own words. The recipe count and links are computed from our scored recipe database, labels read November 2026; counts move as the database grows.
Last updated: November 2026. Checked against the sources named on this page.