Can dogs eat Mung bean sprouts?
Mung bean sprouts（もやし）
Safe to feed
A sprouted vegetable, mostly water—adds bulk with almost no extra calories.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
15 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
A vegetable grown by sprouting beans. At 15 kcal per 100 g, it is among the lighter vegetables in this dictionary.
It is not a food for adding concentrated nutrition; its role is adding water and bulk while varying a meal's volume and texture. It works as a light, sprouted vegetable quite different from the bean itself.
How to serve
Cook before serving.
Nutrition
Mung bean sprouts (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 15 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1.8 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 2.4 g |
| Calcium | 9 mg |
| Phosphorus | 27 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.3 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 95.4 g |
| Sodium | 3 mg |
| Potassium | 79 mg |
| Magnesium | 8 mg |
| Iron | 0.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
| Copper | 0.08 mg |
| Iodine | 2 µg |
| Selenium | 0 µg |
| Manganese | 0.06 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.04 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 7 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 'cold.' Its cooling effect is considered strong, and it is often chosen in hot weather. For dogs prone to feeling the cold, keeping it modest is the safer choice.
(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.