Can dogs eat Kibinago (banded blue sprat)?
Kibinago (banded blue sprat)（きびなご）
Safe to feed
A small, low-fat fish that can be eaten bones and all.
85 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
A small fish about 10cm long. Small enough to eat bones and all, with 100mg calcium and 1.9mg zinc per 100g. Energy is 85 kcal and fat is 1.4g.
DHA is 130mg and EPA is 59mg. Though an oily-type fish, it is not on the high side for EPA and DHA. Eating it bones and all also supplies calcium, which tends to run short in fish served as fillets alone.
Nutrition
Kibinago (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 85 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18.8 g |
| Fat | 1.4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.1 g |
| Calcium | 100 mg |
| Phosphorus | 240 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 78.2 g |
| Sodium | 150 mg |
| Potassium | 330 mg |
| Magnesium | 34 mg |
| Iron | 1.1 mg |
| Zinc | 1.9 mg |
| Copper | 0.1 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | − |
| Manganese | 0.03 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 10 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 8.3 µg |
| Vitamin C | 3 mg |
| EPA | 59 mg |
| DHA | 130 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 5 mg |
"−" 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.