Can dogs eat Millet (dry, uncooked)?
Millet (dry, uncooked)（きび（乾・炊く前））
Safe to feed
A gluten-free millet that provides protein along with zinc and copper.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
353 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
A small yellow millet. Per 100g: 11.3g protein, 2.7mg zinc, 0.38mg copper, and 84mg magnesium.
Zinc is involved in skin, coat, and many enzyme reactions; copper is involved in iron utilization, connective tissue, and antioxidant enzymes.
A way to add energy and trace minerals from a grain other than white rice. It is not related to wheat, so it contains no gluten.
How to serve
Do not use it raw; cook until soft enough to crush between your fingers.
Nutrition
Millet (per 100 g, dried)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 353 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 11.3 g |
| Fat | 3.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 70.9 g |
| Calcium | 9 mg |
| Phosphorus | 160 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.6 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 13.8 g |
| Sodium | 2 mg |
| Potassium | 200 mg |
| Magnesium | 84 mg |
| Iron | 2.1 mg |
| Zinc | 2.7 mg |
| Copper | 0.38 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Selenium | 2 µg |
| Manganese | − |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.34 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 traditional food energetics it is classified as "neutral" — it neither warms nor cools 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.