Can dogs eat Scallop (adductor muscle)?
Scallop (adductor muscle)（ホタテ（貝柱））
Safe to feed
The scallop's adductor muscle—very low in fat, and a source of taurine.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
82 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
Only the adductor muscle of the scallop is used. Per 100 g: 82 kcal, 16.9 g of protein, and 0.3 g of fat. Scallops are also known as a shellfish that contains taurine.
These numbers are for the adductor muscle alone. Its strength is adding protein with almost no extra fat, while bringing in taurine from a shellfish rather than a fish. Including the frill or the dark midgut gland would change the composition.
How to serve
When using scallops in the shell or whole, do not feed the dark part called the uro (midgut gland). It is where shellfish toxins and cadmium accumulate. Store-bought adductor muscle alone does not include this part.
Nutrition
Scallop (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 82 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 16.9 g |
| Fat | 0.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.5 g |
| Calcium | 7 mg |
| Phosphorus | 230 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 78.4 g |
| Sodium | 120 mg |
| Potassium | 380 mg |
| Magnesium | 41 mg |
| Iron | 0.2 mg |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg |
| Copper | 0.03 mg |
| Iodine | 2 µg |
| Selenium | 18 µg |
| Manganese | 0.02 mg |
| Vitamin A | 1 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.8 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.7 µg |
| Vitamin C | 2 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-energetics terms it is classified as 'neutral.' It is thought 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.