Can dogs eat Brown rice?
Brown rice（玄米）
Safe to feed
Rice with the bran and germ left on. It keeps more minerals and fiber than white rice.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
Safe to feed
Keeps more bran than white rice, making it an easy way to add magnesium, manganese, and fiber.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
346 kcal per 100 g (dried)
152 kcal per 100 g (cooked)
What kind of food is this?
Brown rice before cooking. Per 100g it contains 346kcal, 110mg of magnesium, 2.06mg of manganese, 2.1mg of iron, and 3g of fiber.
The big difference from white rice is that the bran and germ removed by polishing are still there, so more minerals and fiber remain.
Dry-state figures are more concentrated than cooked ones, so use these numbers when weighing raw rice for a recipe.
Cooked brown rice. Per 100g it contains 152kcal, 35.6g of carbohydrates, 49mg of magnesium, and 1.04mg of manganese.
Manganese is a mineral involved in the metabolism that turns nutrients into energy and in enzymes that build bone and connective tissue. Magnesium likewise supports many enzyme reactions and muscle and nerve function.
Because more bran remains than in white rice, it offers more minerals and fiber, but the firm outer layer of each grain also makes it slower to digest.
How to serve
dried — Do not use it raw; cook it until soft enough to crush with your fingers.
cooked — Cooking it on the soft side makes it easier to use.
Nutrition
Brown rice (per 100 g, dried)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 346 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6.8 g |
| Fat | 2.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 74.1 g |
| Calcium | 9 mg |
| Phosphorus | 290 mg |
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| Fiber | 3 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 14.9 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
| Potassium | 230 mg |
| Magnesium | 110 mg |
| Iron | 2.1 mg |
| Zinc | 1.8 mg |
| Copper | 0.27 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | 3 µg |
| Manganese | 2.06 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 1.2 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.41 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
| EPA | − |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | − |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
Brown rice (per 100 g, cooked)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 152 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2.8 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 35.6 g |
| Calcium | 7 mg |
| Phosphorus | 130 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.4 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 60 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
| Potassium | 95 mg |
| Magnesium | 49 mg |
| Iron | 0.6 mg |
| Zinc | 0.8 mg |
| Copper | 0.12 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Selenium | 1 µg |
| Manganese | 1.04 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.5 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.16 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
| EPA | − |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 12 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.