Can dogs eat Red rice?
Red rice（赤米）
Safe to feed
An ancient brown-type rice with tannin polyphenols in its red bran.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
Safe to feed
An ancient rice with its red bran layer, adding fiber and minerals beyond what white rice offers.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
344 kcal per 100 g (dried)
150 kcal per 100 g (cooked)
What kind of food is this?
Red rice before it absorbs water. Per 100g: 344kcal, 8.5g of protein, 6.5g of fiber, and 130mg of magnesium.
The red color comes from tannin-type polyphenols. Polyphenols are a broad group of compounds plants make; some are studied for protecting cells from oxidation by free radicals.
Dry figures look concentrated, but in practice this rice is soaked and cooked before use.
Cooked red rice. Per 100g: 150kcal, 3.4g of fiber, 55mg of magnesium, and 150mg of phosphorus.
Red rice carries reddish-brown pigment compounds in its bran layer. With the bran left on, more fiber and minerals remain than in polished rice, giving your staple a slightly different nutritional mix from white rice.
How to serve
dried — Do not use it raw; cook it until soft enough to crush with your fingers.
cooked — Cook it until soft before serving.
Nutrition
Red rice (per 100 g, dried)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 344 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 8.5 g |
| Fat | 3.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 71.9 g |
| Calcium | 12 mg |
| Phosphorus | 350 mg |
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| Fiber | 6.5 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 14.6 g |
| Sodium | 2 mg |
| Potassium | 290 mg |
| Magnesium | 130 mg |
| Iron | 1.2 mg |
| Zinc | 2.4 mg |
| Copper | 0.27 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Selenium | 3 µg |
| Manganese | 2.5 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 1.5 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.38 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | − |
| Vitamin C | − |
| EPA | − |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | − |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
Red rice (per 100 g, cooked)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 150 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 3.8 g |
| Fat | 1.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 32.7 g |
| Calcium | 5 mg |
| Phosphorus | 150 mg |
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| Fiber | 3.4 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 61.3 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
| Potassium | 120 mg |
| Magnesium | 55 mg |
| Iron | 0.5 mg |
| Zinc | 1 mg |
| Copper | 0.12 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | 1 µg |
| Manganese | 1 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | − |
| Vitamin E | 0.6 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.15 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | − |
| Vitamin C | − |
| EPA | − |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | − |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
In food-energetics terms
In traditional food therapy, this is classified as 'neutral'—neither warming nor cooling the body.
(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.