Can dogs eat Mizuna?
Mizuna（水菜）
Safe to feed
A leafy green with solid calcium and iron and little bitterness.
23 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
A leafy green with thin stalks. Calcium is 210mg per 100g and iron 2.1mg—both on the high side among the vegetables in our tables. It contains 7µg of iodine.
Calcium is involved not only in bones and teeth but in muscle contraction and nerve signaling. Iron is a mineral needed for red blood cells to carry oxygen.
A way to bring calcium and iron into meals through a green with a different texture from komatsuna or turnip greens.
Nutrition
Mizuna (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 23 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2.2 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 4.8 g |
| Calcium | 210 mg |
| Phosphorus | 64 mg |
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| Fiber | 3 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 91.4 g |
| Sodium | 36 mg |
| Potassium | 480 mg |
| Magnesium | 31 mg |
| Iron | 2.1 mg |
| Zinc | 0.5 mg |
| Copper | 0.07 mg |
| Iodine | 7 µg |
| Selenium | 2 µg |
| Manganese | 0.41 mg |
| Vitamin A | 110 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 1.8 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.08 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 55 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 food-energetics terms it is classified as "cooling"—said to gently cool the body, making it a common choice in hot weather.
(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.