Can dogs eat Apple cider vinegar?
Apple cider vinegar（リンゴ酢）
With care
Its main component is acetic acid — a seasoning that adds tartness rather than nutrition.
26 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
Vinegar made by fermenting apples. Per 100g it has 26kcal and almost no protein or fat.
What defines vinegar is acetic acid, an organic acid. It is the source of the sourness, and its relationship to post-meal sugar and fat metabolism has been studied mainly in humans — but it is not something to use in dog meals expecting medicine-like effects.
Apple cider vinegar's role is to vary the tartness and aroma, not to add concentrated nutrition.
How to serve
Do not use it undiluted — dilute it well into food that has moisture. Choose plain apple cider vinegar with nothing added, not honey-added or seasoned vinegar.
Nutrition
Apple cider vinegar (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 26 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0.1 g |
| Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 2.4 g |
| Calcium | 4 mg |
| Phosphorus | 6 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 92.6 g |
| Sodium | 18 mg |
| Potassium | 59 mg |
| Magnesium | 4 mg |
| Iron | 0.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg |
| Copper | 0 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | − |
| Manganese | − |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | − |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.3 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 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.