Can dogs eat Pork tenderloin?
Pork tenderloin（豚ヒレ肉）
Safe to feed
High in protein, low in fat, and rich in vitamin B1.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
118 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
A long, slender cut along the pig's back. Per 100g: 118kcal, 22.2g of protein, and 3.7g of fat—among pork cuts, high in protein and low in fat.
Vitamin B1 is 1.32mg per 100g—especially high even among meats. Vitamin B1 is a nutrient involved in turning carbohydrates into energy.
Potassium is 430mg, especially high even among meats.
How to serve
Pork calls for caution about parasites and Aujeszky's disease. Aujeszky's disease causes severe illness in dogs, and Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries asks that pork not be fed raw to pets but cooked thoroughly.
When you have these care goals
Weight management and senior care — One of the meats that comes up when thinking about weight or the senior years.
Nutrition
Pork tenderloin (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 118 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 22.2 g |
| Fat | 3.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.3 g |
| Calcium | 3 mg |
| Phosphorus | 230 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 73.4 g |
| Sodium | 56 mg |
| Potassium | 430 mg |
| Magnesium | 27 mg |
| Iron | 0.9 mg |
| Zinc | 2.2 mg |
| Copper | 0.07 mg |
| Iodine | 1 µg |
| Selenium | 21 µg |
| Manganese | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin A | 3 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0.3 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 1.32 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.5 µg |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg |
| EPA | 2 mg |
| DHA | 5 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 13 mg |
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.