Can dogs eat Pork leg (lean)?
Pork leg (lean)（豚もも肉（赤身））
Safe to feed
A lean cut, modest in fat and an easy source of protein.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
119 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
A lean cut from the pig's hind leg. Per 100g: 119kcal, 22.1g of protein, 3.6g of fat, and 370mg of potassium.
Vitamin B1 is 0.96mg per 100g—especially high even among meats. Vitamin B1 is a nutrient involved in turning carbohydrates into energy.
Easy to reach for when you want pork with less fat, it makes a good everyday protein source.
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 care — A meat that is high in protein and low in fat.
Nutrition
Pork leg (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 119 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 22.1 g |
| Fat | 3.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.2 g |
| Calcium | 4 mg |
| Phosphorus | 220 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 73 g |
| Sodium | 50 mg |
| Potassium | 370 mg |
| Magnesium | 26 mg |
| Iron | 0.9 mg |
| Zinc | 2.2 mg |
| Copper | 0.08 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | − |
| Manganese | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin A | 3 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0.1 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.96 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.3 µg |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg |
| EPA | 1 mg |
| DHA | 4 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 9 mg |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
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.