Can dogs eat Cucumber?
Cucumber（きゅうり）
Safe to feed
Mostly water — an easy way to add moisture and volume without adding calories.
13 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
A water-rich vegetable at 13 kcal per 100g — one of the lightest vegetables in our database.
It is not a food that adds concentrated nutrition, but that is exactly its role: an easy way to add water and eating volume without moving the meal's calories much.
When you have these care goals
Urinary & hydration care — A vegetable that is high in water and low in calories.
Nutrition
Cucumber (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 13 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 3 g |
| Calcium | 26 mg |
| Phosphorus | 36 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.1 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 95.4 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
| Potassium | 200 mg |
| Magnesium | 15 mg |
| Iron | 0.3 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
| Copper | 0.11 mg |
| Iodine | 1 µg |
| Selenium | 1 µg |
| Manganese | 0.07 mg |
| Vitamin A | 28 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.03 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 14 mg |
| EPA | 0 mg |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 8 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 "cold" — considered strongly cooling and often chosen in hot weather. For dogs prone to getting chilled, it is safer to keep amounts small.
(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.