Can dogs eat Shirasu (kettle-boiled & semi-dried)?
Shirasu（しらす）
With care
High in salt, so blanch it to draw out the salt.
Safe to feed
Tiny fish eaten bones and all, with less salt than semi-dried shirasu.
113 kcal per 100 g (semi-dried)
84 kcal per 100 g (kettle-boiled)
What kind of food is this?
Boiled whitebait with some of the moisture removed. Per 100g: 24.5g protein, 280mg calcium, and 480mg phosphorus.
Sodium is 1700mg — about double the 840mg of boiled shirasu. As the water goes down, salt becomes concentrated along with the minerals and protein.
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.
How to serve
It contains salt, so remove the salt before use, for example by dipping it briefly in hot water.
Nutrition
Shirasu (per 100 g, semi-dried)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 113 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 24.5 g |
| Fat | 2.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.1 g |
| Calcium | 280 mg |
| Phosphorus | 480 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 67.5 g |
| Sodium | 1700 mg |
| Potassium | 170 mg |
| Magnesium | 80 mg |
| Iron | 0.6 mg |
| Zinc | 1.7 mg |
| Copper | 0.06 mg |
| Iodine | 27 µg |
| Selenium | 61 µg |
| Manganese | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin A | 190 µg |
| Vitamin D | 12 µg |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.11 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 3.2 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).
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 when the body tends to feel cold.
(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.