Can dogs eat Pork heart?
Pork heart（豚ハツ）
Safe to feed
A muscular heart cut with iron and copper.
118 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
Pig heart. Per 100g: 118kcal, 16.2g of protein, 7g of fat, 3.5mg of iron, and 0.35mg of copper.
Because the heart is muscle, it is the organ closest to lean red meat in texture and character. It can be used much like lean meat while also supplying iron and copper.
If bought from a supermarket or other source meant for people, cook it through to the center before serving. If sold as raw food for dogs, follow that product's instructions.
How to serve
Pork calls for caution regarding parasites and Aujeszky's disease. For that reason, cook it before using.
When you have these care goals
Heart and circulation care — A cut whose name comes up when thinking about heart care.
Nutrition
Pork heart (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 118 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 16.2 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.1 g |
| Calcium | 5 mg |
| Phosphorus | 170 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 75.7 g |
| Sodium | 80 mg |
| Potassium | 270 mg |
| Magnesium | 17 mg |
| Iron | 3.5 mg |
| Zinc | 1.7 mg |
| Copper | 0.35 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | − |
| Manganese | − |
| Vitamin A | 9 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0.7 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.4 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.38 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.5 µg |
| Vitamin C | 4 mg |
| EPA | 0 mg |
| DHA | 0 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 29 mg |
"−" 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.