Can dogs eat Boiled shirasu (kamaage whitebait)?
Boiled shirasu (kamaage whitebait)（しらす釜揚げ）
Safe to feed
Tiny fish eaten bones and all, with less salt than semi-dried shirasu.
84 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
The young fry of sardines and similar fish, boiled in salted water. Eaten bones and all, so calcium is 190mg per 100g, with 84 kcal.
Sodium is 840mg — salt from the boiling water remains, and in semi-dried shirasu, with more water removed, sodium climbs to 1700mg. A food whose numbers change a great deal with how it is processed.
Nutrition
Boiled shirasu (per 100 g, kettle-boiled)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 84 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 17.6 g |
| Fat | 1.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.1 g |
| Calcium | 190 mg |
| Phosphorus | 320 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 77.4 g |
| Sodium | 840 mg |
| Potassium | 120 mg |
| Magnesium | 48 mg |
| Iron | 0.3 mg |
| Zinc | 1.1 mg |
| Copper | 0.06 mg |
| Iodine | 13 µg |
| Selenium | 39 µg |
| Manganese | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin A | 140 µg |
| Vitamin D | 4.2 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.8 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.07 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.5 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
| EPA | 150 mg |
| DHA | 340 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 12 mg |
In food-energetics terms
In traditional food energetics it is classified as "warming" — said to gently warm the body and often chosen in the colder seasons.
(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.