Can dogs eat Daikon radish & daikon greens?
Daikon radish（大根）
Safe to feed
A light, watery root vegetable, with diastase, an enzyme that breaks down starch.
What kind of food is this?
A white root vegetable. At 15kcal per 100g, it is on the light side among vegetables.
Diastase is a general term for digestive enzymes that break starch into smaller pieces, and daikon is known for containing it.
The leaves (daikon greens) are a green leafy vegetable whose makeup differs greatly from the root, with far more calcium, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin E. The Japanese food composition tables also list the root and the leaves separately.
When you have these care goals
Weight management care — A vegetable that is high in water and low in calories.
Nutrition
Daikon radish (per 100 g, root)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 15 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0.5 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 4.1 g |
| Calcium | 24 mg |
| Phosphorus | 18 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.4 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 94.6 g |
| Sodium | 19 mg |
| Potassium | 230 mg |
| Magnesium | 10 mg |
| Iron | 0.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
| Copper | 0.02 mg |
| Iodine | 3 µg |
| Selenium | 1 µg |
| Manganese | 0.04 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 12 mg |
| EPA | 0 mg |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 18 mg |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
Daikon radish (per 100 g, greens)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 23 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2.2 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5.3 g |
| Calcium | 260 mg |
| Phosphorus | 52 mg |
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| Fiber | 4 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 90.6 g |
| Sodium | 48 mg |
| Potassium | 400 mg |
| Magnesium | 22 mg |
| Iron | 3.1 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
| Copper | 0.04 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | − |
| Manganese | 0.27 mg |
| Vitamin A | 330 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 3.8 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).
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 when the body is holding excess heat.
(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.