Can dogs eat Pork liver?
Pork liver（豚レバー）
With care
Very high in vitamin A, so watch the amount.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
114 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
Pig liver. Vitamin A is 13000µg per 100g, a very high amount, along with 13mg of iron, 6.9mg of zinc, and 0.99mg of copper.
Liver is an organ where even small amounts move the nutrition numbers a lot.
Vitamin B12 is 25µg per 100g—high even among meats. Vitamin B12 is a vitamin involved in making red blood cells and in nerve function.
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. Vitamin A builds up in the body, so use it as part of a meal rather than as the main meat. If you serve several kinds of liver on the same day, vitamin A alone can add up quickly.
When you have these care goals
Skin and coat care — A cut that contains vitamin A, copper, and iron. One of the foods that comes up when thinking about skin and coat care.
Nutrition
Pork liver (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 114 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 20.4 g |
| Fat | 3.4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 2.5 g |
| Calcium | 5 mg |
| Phosphorus | 340 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 72 g |
| Sodium | 55 mg |
| Potassium | 290 mg |
| Magnesium | 20 mg |
| Iron | 13 mg |
| Zinc | 6.9 mg |
| Copper | 0.99 mg |
| Iodine | 1 µg |
| Selenium | 67 µg |
| Manganese | − |
| Vitamin A | 13000 µg |
| Vitamin D | 1.3 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.4 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.34 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 25 µg |
| Vitamin C | 20 mg |
| EPA | 13 mg |
| DHA | 82 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 5 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 '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.