Can dogs eat Taro (satoimo)?
Taro (satoimo)（里芋）
Safe to feed
A slippery-textured tuber high in potassium.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
53 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
Per 100g: 53kcal, 13.1g of carbohydrates, and 640mg of potassium, on the high side among the vegetables in this collection.
Potassium is a mineral involved in cellular water balance and in nerve and muscle function. Taro's slippery coating contains soluble polysaccharides, giving it a texture and makeup unlike potato.
Among tubers, it adds energy and potassium along with that distinctive slippery texture.
How to serve
Peel it thickly and cook it thoroughly before serving. The fine calcium oxalate crystals near the skin can irritate the area around the mouth.
Nutrition
Taro (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 53 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1.5 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 13.1 g |
| Calcium | 10 mg |
| Phosphorus | 55 mg |
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| Fiber | 2.3 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 84.1 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
| Potassium | 640 mg |
| Magnesium | 19 mg |
| Iron | 0.5 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
| Copper | 0.15 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Selenium | 1 µg |
| Manganese | 0.19 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.6 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.07 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 6 mg |
| EPA | − |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 5 mg |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
In food-energetics terms
In traditional food therapy, this is classified as 'neutral'—neither warming nor cooling 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.