Chickpeas and Garbanzo Beans in dog food: what it is and why it is used

Chickpeas and Garbanzo Beans appears on the labels of 24 of the 244 recipes we have read and scored (10 percent of the database), in label forms including whole chickpeas, Garbanzo Beans, Chickpeas.

What it is

Chickpeas, sold as garbanzo beans in some regions: a legume of starch, fibre and plant protein.

Why makers use it

Another grain free binder with protein, used in rotation with peas and lentils.

What to watch for

Count them with the legume family when you read a panel; several legume lines together can rival the meat share of a recipe.

Highest scoring recipes that carry it

Recipe	Score / 100	Format	Life stage
Orijen Tundra	98	Dry food	All life stages
Orijen Original	98	Dry food	All life stages
Orijen Puppy Large	98	Dry food	All life stages
Orijen Regional Red	98	Dry food	All life stages
Orijen Small Breed	98	Dry food	All life stages
Orijen Wild Reserve Farm-Raised Beef & Lamb	98	Dry food	All life stages
Orijen Wild Reserve Free-Run Chicken	98	Dry food	All life stages
Orijen Senior	97	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.

Often on the same panels

Dried Chicory Root and Inulin, Chelated and Proteinate Minerals, Vitamin Supplements (the Vitamin Pack), Dried Fermentation Products (Probiotics). The full dictionary is the ingredient index.