Can dogs eat Shishamo smelt?
Shishamo smelt（ししゃも）
With care
A small fish eaten bones and all, providing calcium and EPA.
160 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
A small fish that can be eaten bones and all. Per 100g: 350mg calcium and 670mg EPA.
Sodium is 590mg and phosphorus is 360mg. Eating it bones and all supplies calcium, but salt and phosphorus come along too, so weigh it within the meal as a whole.
If used raw, also be careful about the parasites that fish can carry.
How to serve
Use unseasoned ones.
Nutrition
Shishamo smelt (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 160 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 15.6 g |
| Fat | 11.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.5 g |
| Calcium | 350 mg |
| Phosphorus | 360 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 69.3 g |
| Sodium | 590 mg |
| Potassium | 200 mg |
| Magnesium | 55 mg |
| Iron | 1.4 mg |
| Zinc | 2 mg |
| Copper | 0.06 mg |
| Iodine | 27 µg |
| Selenium | 41 µg |
| Manganese | 0.04 mg |
| Vitamin A | 120 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0.4 µg |
| Vitamin E | 1.6 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 8.7 µg |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg |
| EPA | 670 mg |
| DHA | 550 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 23 mg |
In food-energetics terms
In traditional food energetics it is classified as "neutral" — it neither warms nor cools 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.