Can dogs eat Japanese persimmon?
Japanese persimmon（柿）
With care
A sweet fruit with beta-carotene and vitamin C. Use only the ripe flesh.
63 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
Per 100g: 63kcal, 15.9g of carbohydrate, and 35µg of vitamin A.
The orange color comes from carotenoids such as beta-carotene, which dogs convert into vitamin A for vision and the maintenance of skin and mucous membranes.
The astringency of unripe persimmons comes from tannins, a type of polyphenol. That said, there is no reason to use strongly astringent fruit in dog food—use the flesh of a ripe, sweet persimmon.
How to serve
Remove the seeds and calyx, and use the ripe flesh. Swallowed seeds can get stuck in the esophagus or intestines. Dried persimmon has lost its water and its sugars are concentrated, so treat it separately from fresh persimmon.
Dried persimmon is even more concentrated
Because dried persimmon has lost its water, it contains more sugar than fresh persimmon at the same weight.
If you keep records in the app, you can also look back at the days you gave fruit alongside changes in body weight.
Nutrition
Japanese persimmon (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 63 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0.4 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 15.9 g |
| Calcium | 9 mg |
| Phosphorus | 14 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.6 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 83.1 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
| Potassium | 170 mg |
| Magnesium | 6 mg |
| Iron | 0.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg |
| Copper | 0.03 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Selenium | 0 µg |
| Manganese | 0.5 mg |
| Vitamin A | 35 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.03 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 70 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 "cold"—considered strongly cooling and often chosen in hot weather. For dogs prone to feeling cold, keeping amounts small is safer.
(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.