Can dogs eat Honey?
Honey（はちみつ）
With care
Almost entirely sugars. A food for adding sweetness and palatability rather than nutrition.
329 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
Per 100g: 329kcal, with 81.9g carbohydrate. Nearly all its calories come from sugars such as glucose and fructose.
Honey does contain trace plant compounds and enzymes, but in dog meals it is not a food to count on for those as a main source of nutrition.
Honey's role is adding sweetness and energy in a small amount.
How to serve
Do not use for puppies under 1 year old, or for dogs whose immune system is weakened by illness. Botulism spores survive heating. For dogs on blood sugar management, this is something to discuss with your vet.
Nutrition
Honey (per 100 g)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 329 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0.3 g |
| Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 81.9 g |
| Calcium | 4 mg |
| Phosphorus | 5 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 17.6 g |
| Sodium | 2 mg |
| Potassium | 65 mg |
| Magnesium | 2 mg |
| Iron | 0.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg |
| Copper | 0.04 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Selenium | 0 µg |
| Manganese | 0.21 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 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).
In food-energetics terms
In food therapy, this is classified as 'neutral.' It is said to neither warm nor cool 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.