Can dogs eat Broccoli sprouts?
Broccoli sprouts（ブロッコリースプラウト）
Safe to feed
The young shoots of broccoli, known for the precursor to sulforaphane.
18 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
The young sprouts of broccoli. Per 100 g: 18 kcal, with 1.9 mg of vitamin E—above the average for the vegetables in this dictionary.
Their signature is glucoraphanin, the compound sulforaphane is made from. Sulforaphane is studied for its role in the body's defense response to oxidative stress.
Young broccoli sprouts are used in research as a source of sulforaphane. Even though it is the same plant as mature broccoli, the sprouts have a compound profile all their own.
When you have these care goals
Liver support care — A vegetable containing the precursor compounds of sulforaphane.
Nutrition
Broccoli sprouts (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 18 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1.9 g |
| Fat | 0.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 2.6 g |
| Calcium | 57 mg |
| Phosphorus | 60 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.8 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 94.3 g |
| Sodium | 4 mg |
| Potassium | 100 mg |
| Magnesium | 32 mg |
| Iron | 0.7 mg |
| Zinc | 0.4 mg |
| Copper | 0.03 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | − |
| Manganese | 0.37 mg |
| Vitamin A | 120 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 1.9 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).
How much for your dog?
Get daily estimates from weight and activity level.