Can dogs eat Brown rice?
Brown rice（玄米）
Safe to feed
Rice with the bran and germ left on. It has more minerals and fiber than white rice.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
What kind of food is this?
In its dry state, brown rice contains 346kcal, 110mg of magnesium, 2.06mg of manganese, 2.1mg of iron, and 3g of fiber per 100g.
Manganese is a mineral involved in the metabolism that turns nutrients into energy and in enzymes that build bone and connective tissue. Magnesium likewise supports many enzyme reactions and muscle and nerve function.
Cooking makes it absorb water, so the per-100g figures become more dilute. Cooked, it has 152kcal and 49mg of magnesium per 100g.
How to serve
Cook it until soft enough to crush with your fingers.
Nutrition
Brown rice (per 100 g, dried)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 346 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6.8 g |
| Fat | 2.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 74.1 g |
| Calcium | 9 mg |
| Phosphorus | 290 mg |
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| Fiber | 3 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 14.9 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
| Potassium | 230 mg |
| Magnesium | 110 mg |
| Iron | 2.1 mg |
| Zinc | 1.8 mg |
| Copper | 0.27 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | 3 µg |
| Manganese | 2.06 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 1.2 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.41 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
| EPA | − |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | − |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
Brown rice (per 100 g, cooked)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 152 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2.8 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 35.6 g |
| Calcium | 7 mg |
| Phosphorus | 130 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.4 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 60 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
| Potassium | 95 mg |
| Magnesium | 49 mg |
| Iron | 0.6 mg |
| Zinc | 0.8 mg |
| Copper | 0.12 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Selenium | 1 µg |
| Manganese | 1.04 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.5 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.16 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
| EPA | − |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 12 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.