Can dogs eat Jerusalem artichoke?
Jerusalem artichoke（菊芋）
Safe to feed
A "tuber" known less for starch than for inulin, a soluble fiber.
66 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
The underground stem of a plant in the daisy family. Though its Japanese name calls it an "imo" (tuber), unlike potato or sweet potato it is known for inulin, a soluble dietary fiber. Per 100g it has 66kcal and 610mg of potassium.
Inulin resists digestion in the small intestine and works as a prebiotic used by bacteria in the large intestine. Its fermentation produces short-chain fatty acids.
Within a tuber rotation, its value lies less in energy and more in supplying fiber that gut bacteria can use.
How to serve
Inulin is fermented by gut bacteria, so depending on your dog's constitution and the amount, it can increase gas.
When you have these care goals
Gut and stool care — A vegetable containing inulin, a soluble dietary fiber.
Nutrition
Jerusalem artichoke (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 66 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1.9 g |
| Fat | 0.4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 14.7 g |
| Calcium | 14 mg |
| Phosphorus | 66 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.9 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 81.7 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
| Potassium | 610 mg |
| Magnesium | 16 mg |
| Iron | 0.3 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
| Copper | 0.17 mg |
| Iodine | 1 µg |
| Selenium | 0 µg |
| Manganese | 0.08 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.08 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 10 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.