Can dogs eat Cabbage & red cabbage?
Cabbage（キャベツ）
Safe to feed
An everyday leafy vegetable that makes it easy to add water and fiber.
What kind of food is this?
A light, water-rich leafy vegetable at 23 kcal per 100g, with 1.8g of fiber.
Cabbage is known for "vitamin U" or "cabagin," but this is not an official vitamin name — it refers to S-methylmethionine, a sulfur-containing compound.
Red cabbage (also called purple cabbage) is cabbage with reddish-purple leaves. The difference in color comes from anthocyanins, polyphenol pigments studied as plant compounds involved in protecting cells from oxidation by free radicals. It is listed separately in the Japanese food composition tables, with somewhat more fiber and vitamin C than green cabbage.
When you have these care goals
Gut & stool care — A leafy vegetable containing dietary fiber.
Nutrition
Cabbage (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 23 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1.2 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5.2 g |
| Calcium | 42 mg |
| Phosphorus | 26 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.8 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 92.9 g |
| Sodium | 5 mg |
| Potassium | 190 mg |
| Magnesium | 14 mg |
| Iron | 0.3 mg |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg |
| Copper | 0.02 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Selenium | 0 µg |
| Manganese | 0.13 mg |
| Vitamin A | 2 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.04 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 38 mg |
| EPA | 0 mg |
| DHA | 0 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 11 mg |
Red cabbage (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 30 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 6.7 g |
| Calcium | 40 mg |
| Phosphorus | 43 mg |
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| Fiber | 2.8 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 90.4 g |
| Sodium | 4 mg |
| Potassium | 310 mg |
| Magnesium | 13 mg |
| Iron | 0.5 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
| Copper | 0.04 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | − |
| Manganese | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin A | 3 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.07 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 68 mg |
| EPA | 0 mg |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 7 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.