Can dogs eat Kale?
Kale（ケール）
Safe to feed
A nutrient-dense leafy green with calcium and vitamins A and E, plus lutein.
26 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
A leafy green best known as a juicing staple. Per 100g: 220mg calcium, 2.4mg vitamin E, and 44mg magnesium, with 240µg vitamin A.
Vitamin A is involved in vision and in maintaining skin and mucous membranes; vitamin E helps protect cells from oxidation. Kale is also known for lutein, a yellow pigment found in eye tissue, studied for its role in protecting tissue from light and oxidative stress.
Among leafy greens, it stands out for delivering minerals, antioxidant vitamins, and plant pigments all at once.
How to serve
It has a bitter taste, so chopping it finely and mixing it with other ingredients makes it easier to use.
When you have these care goals
Eye care — Kale is known as an ingredient rich in lutein. One of the ingredients that comes up when thinking about eye care in senior dogs. (It is bitter, so start with a small amount.)
Nutrition
Kale (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 26 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2.1 g |
| Fat | 0.4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5.6 g |
| Calcium | 220 mg |
| Phosphorus | 45 mg |
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| Fiber | 3.7 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 90.2 g |
| Sodium | 9 mg |
| Potassium | 420 mg |
| Magnesium | 44 mg |
| Iron | 0.8 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
| Copper | 0.05 mg |
| Iodine | 1 µg |
| Selenium | 4 µg |
| Manganese | 0.55 mg |
| Vitamin A | 240 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 2.4 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.06 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 81 mg |
| EPA | − |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | − |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
How much for your dog?
Get daily estimates from weight and activity level.