Can dogs eat Lettuce (iceberg)?
Lettuce (iceberg)（レタス）
Safe to feed
About 95% water. A leafy vegetable better at adding moisture and volume than concentrated nutrition.
11 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
At 11kcal per 100g, its nutrient numbers run generally low for a vegetable.
That does not mean it has no nutrition — it simply contains a great deal of water.
Nutrition
Lettuce (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 11 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0.6 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 2.8 g |
| Calcium | 19 mg |
| Phosphorus | 22 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.1 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 95.9 g |
| Sodium | 2 mg |
| Potassium | 200 mg |
| Magnesium | 8 mg |
| Iron | 0.3 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
| Copper | 0.04 mg |
| Iodine | 1 µg |
| Selenium | 0 µg |
| Manganese | 0.13 mg |
| Vitamin A | 20 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.05 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 5 mg |
| EPA | 0 mg |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 14 mg |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
In food-energetics terms
In food-energetics terms, this is classified as "cooling." It is said to gently cool the body and is often chosen 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.