Can dogs eat Horse mackerel?
Horse mackerel（アジ）
Safe to feed
An oily fish that is fairly light in fat while still providing DHA and EPA.
Safe to feed
Horse mackerel with head and bones. Calcium is much higher than the flesh alone.
112 kcal per 100 g (boneless)
114 kcal per 100 g (bone-in)
What kind of food is this?
Horse mackerel flesh only. Per 100g: 19.7g protein and 4.5g fat, with 570mg DHA and 300mg EPA.
Among oily fish it is relatively light in fat, making it an easy everyday choice.
When feeding it raw, the thing to watch is Anisakis parasites. Horse mackerel is among the fish named in Japan's national advisories as prone to carrying Anisakis.
Horse mackerel used whole, with head and bones. Calcium is 780mg per 100g and phosphorus 570mg — very different mineral numbers from the flesh alone.
DHA is 610mg and EPA 370mg. Even with the bones, it still provides EPA and DHA as an oily fish.
When feeding it raw, the thing to watch is Anisakis parasites. Horse mackerel is among the fish named in Japan's national advisories as prone to carrying Anisakis.
It depends on whether the bones are included
Even with the same horse mackerel, the calcium content changes more than tenfold between using only the flesh and using it whole with the head and bones. Flesh only is 66 mg per 100 g, while whole with bones is 780 mg. Phosphorus also differs, at 230 mg versus 570 mg.
Because the calcium-phosphorus balance also depends on the proportion of bone, this is an ingredient whose nutritional picture changes depending on which part is eaten, even within the same fish.
When you have these care goals
Skin & coat care — An oily fish containing EPA and DHA. One of the ingredients that comes up when thinking about skin and coat care.
Nutrition
Horse mackerel (per 100 g, boneless)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 112 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 19.7 g |
| Fat | 4.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.1 g |
| Calcium | 66 mg |
| Phosphorus | 230 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 75.1 g |
| Sodium | 130 mg |
| Potassium | 360 mg |
| Magnesium | 34 mg |
| Iron | 0.6 mg |
| Zinc | 1.1 mg |
| Copper | 0.07 mg |
| Iodine | 20 µg |
| Selenium | 46 µg |
| Manganese | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin A | 7 µg |
| Vitamin D | 8.9 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.6 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.13 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 7.1 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
| EPA | 300 mg |
| DHA | 570 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 18 mg |
Horse mackerel (per 100 g, bone-in)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 114 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 17.8 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.1 g |
| Calcium | 780 mg |
| Phosphorus | 570 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 73.4 g |
| Sodium | 120 mg |
| Potassium | 330 mg |
| Magnesium | 43 mg |
| Iron | 1.1 mg |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg |
| Copper | 0.07 mg |
| Iodine | 41 µg |
| Selenium | 52 µg |
| Manganese | 0.05 mg |
| Vitamin A | 33 µg |
| Vitamin D | 5.1 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.9 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.19 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 5.6 µg |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg |
| EPA | 370 mg |
| DHA | 610 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 22 mg |
In food-energetics terms
In food energetics this is classified as "warm." It is considered gently warming, so it is often chosen in cold 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.