Can dogs eat Pearled barley?
Pearled barley（押麦）
Safe to feed
A grain made by steaming and flattening barley, high in dietary fiber.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
What kind of food is this?
In its dry state, pearled barley has 12.2g of dietary fiber per 100g — especially high even among grains.
The barley beta-glucan it contains is a soluble fiber that differs in structure and behavior from the beta-glucan in mushrooms. It holds water and is used by gut bacteria, and its relationship to stool and the gut environment is being studied.
Cooking makes it absorb water, so the per-100g figures become more dilute. Cooked, it has 118kcal and 4.2g of dietary fiber per 100g.
How to serve
Cook it until soft enough to crush with your fingers.
When you have these care goals
Gut and stool care — Rich in beta-glucan, a soluble dietary fiber.
Nutrition
Pearled barley (per 100 g, dried)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 329 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6.7 g |
| Fat | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 78.3 g |
| Calcium | 21 mg |
| Phosphorus | 160 mg |
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| Fiber | 12.2 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 12.7 g |
| Sodium | 2 mg |
| Potassium | 210 mg |
| Magnesium | 40 mg |
| Iron | 1.1 mg |
| Zinc | 1.1 mg |
| Copper | 0.22 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Selenium | 1 µg |
| Manganese | 0.86 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.11 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).
Pearled barley (per 100 g, cooked)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 118 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2.2 g |
| Fat | 0.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 28.5 g |
| Calcium | 6 mg |
| Phosphorus | 46 mg |
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| Fiber | 4.2 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 68.6 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
| Potassium | 38 mg |
| Magnesium | 10 mg |
| Iron | 0.4 mg |
| Zinc | 0.4 mg |
| Copper | 0.08 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Selenium | 0 µg |
| Manganese | 0.24 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02 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).
In food-energetics terms
In food-energetics terms it is classified as "cooling"—said to gently cool the body, making it a common choice when the body is holding excess heat.
(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.