Can dogs eat Duck?
Duck（合鴨肉）
Safe to feed
A high-fat meat that makes calories easy to add.
High fat
Safe to feed
A very low-fat meat that makes protein easy to add.
304 kcal per 100 g (skin-on)
What kind of food is this?
Duck meat with the skin on. Per 100g: 304kcal and 29g fat — on the high side for fat and calories among the meats listed here.
The same duck drops to 2.2g fat once the skin is removed. It is a meat whose numbers swing widely with the skin.
Meat from a cross between domestic duck and mallard. With the skin off, fat drops sharply and protein takes center stage — quite a low-fat cut among the meats listed here.
It also contains iron and copper. Fat and calories differ greatly from the skin-on version.
When you have these care goals
Weight management care — A meat that is high in protein and low in fat.
Nutrition
Duck (per 100 g, skin-on)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 304 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 14.2 g |
| Fat | 29 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.1 g |
| Calcium | 5 mg |
| Phosphorus | 130 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 56 g |
| Sodium | 62 mg |
| Potassium | 220 mg |
| Magnesium | 16 mg |
| Iron | 1.9 mg |
| Zinc | 1.4 mg |
| Copper | 0.26 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | − |
| Manganese | 0.02 mg |
| Vitamin A | 46 µg |
| Vitamin D | 1 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | − |
| Vitamin B12 | − |
| Vitamin C | − |
| EPA | − |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | − |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
This food is not listed in the public composition tables (Japan 8th ed. / USDA), so these notes do not show nutrition values for it.
In food-energetics terms
In food-energetics terms, this is classified as "cooling." It is said to gently cool the body and is often chosen in hot weather.
(Food energetics is a long-standing idea of supporting the body through everyday meals. Treat it as one extra hint alongside the nutrition numbers.)
How much for your dog?
Get daily estimates from weight and activity level.