Can dogs eat White rice?

Cooked white rice. Per 100g it contains 156kcal and 37.1g of carbohydrates.

Its main job is to add energy from starch. Without the bran layer of brown rice it has fewer minerals and less fiber, but it is softer and easier to digest as a staple.

Rather than 'rice with less nutrition,' the strength of white rice is that it builds energy into a meal without adding much else.

White rice cooked with extra water. At 65kcal per 100g, it is the lowest of the grains listed here.

The rice's energy has not disappeared — it is simply diluted per 100g by the extra water.

Porridge's role is to stretch a small amount of rice with water and bulk, delivering carbohydrate in a soft form.

Polished white rice with the bran and germ removed. Dry, it contains 342kcal and 77.6g of carbohydrates per 100g.

It has less fiber and fewer minerals than brown rice, but with no bran layer it cooks up soft into an easy-to-use staple.

Dry rice and cooked rice differ greatly in water content, so recipes keep track of which one a number was measured from.