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Nutritional Information on Selected Foods

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- Overview of Dietary Goals for Dogs with Kidney Disease
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- Table of Nutritional Values of selected foods
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Data taken from the USDA Nutrient Database (the same information is available in different format at Nutrition Data).

Note that many items have different forms that may vary somewhat from the figures given, so check the database itself for more information and other foods. Also see http://www.serve.com/BatonRouge/vit_min_content_organmeat.htm for quick info on various organ meats and Phosphorus Food Chartsl for a list of a number of different foods showing the mg of phosphorus per 100 grams (about 3.5 oz). For more information on the phosphorus content of foods, see these USDA Nutrient Database tables, sorted Alphabetically and by Phosphorus Content.

Notes on using this table:

The most important value is on the far right, mg of phosphorus per 100 kcals. This allows you to compare different foods to each other, and to prescription kidney diets in the section on Prescription Diets. For dogs with early stage kidney disease, try to find a combination of foods that average out to 150 mg of phosphorus or less per 100 kcals. The prescription diets for late stage kidney disease have anywhere from 45 to 95 mg phosphorus per 100 kcals.
Color coding: phosphorus values are colored red as a reminder that this is the number you need to be most concerned about. In the Phosphorus per 100 kcals column, the best values are colored green, the acceptable values are colored blue, and the higher values are colored orange, with very high values red.
Remember that dogs with significant amounts of protein in the urine will need moderate protein reduction in their diet, and dogs that are uremic (BUN over 80) will need protein restricted to control symptoms, but otherwise protein is fine to feed in any amount, it's only phosphorus that you need to be concerned with.
Data on Raw Meaty Bones is from various sources, including Raw Meaty Bones Analysis and Nutritional Analysis of Chicken & Turkey Necks (no longer available). Whole chicken data taken from Nutrient Composition of Whole Vertebrate Prey. Percentages of meat, bone, skin and separable fat are taken from the USDA Nutrient Database. Calorie amounts shown in parentheses are for 100 grams of meat only, so are for comparison only, they're not considered accurate. That also means that the Phos/100 kcals are not accurate as well, and are also shown in parentheses.
Values for Protein, Fat and Carbs are grams per 100 grams (approximately 3.5 ounces, or a little less than 1/2 cup). Values for Calcium and Phosphorus are milligrams per 100 grams. Egg yolks are grams per 2 large eggs (34 grams). Egg whites are grams per 2 large eggs (66 grams). All values are as fed, not dry matter.
Note that values for ground meat can vary based on the amount of fat, whether skin is included, what type of meat (e.g., dark meat vs. light meat chicken), and other factors. In general, higher fat, meat with fat, and dark meat (which is fattier) has less protein and less phosphorus.
To convert to ounces, multiply by .2835 (roughly, divide by 4). To convert to pounds, multiply by 4.54 (roughly, by 5).
Kcal is an abbreviation for calories.

**Nutritional Information on Selected Foods**
**(per 100 grams)**
Food	Protein	Fat	Carbs	kcal	Calcium	Phos	phos/ 100 kcal
Meat (raw):
Ground Beef (20% fat)	17.2	20.0	0.0	254	18	158	62
Ground Beef (10% fat)	20.0	10.0	0.0	176	12	184	105
Ground Turkey (7% fat)	18.7	8.3	0.0	150	21	193	129
Chicken, Dark Meat and Skin	16.7	18.3	0.0	237	11	136	57
Chicken Breast (skinless)	21.2	1.2	0.0	114	5	210	184
Ground Pork (28% fat)	14.9	28	0.1	314	16	132	42
Ground Lamb	16.6	23.4	0.0	282	16	157	56
Beef Heart	17.7	3.9	0.1	112	7	212	189
Meat (cooked -- values per 100 grams go up because there is less moisture after cooking):
Ground Beef (20% fat) pan-broiled	24.0	15.9	0.0	246	26	205	83
Ground Beef (10% fat) pan-broiled	25.2	10.7	0.0	204	15	216	106
Ground Turkey (7% fat) pan-broiled	27.1	11.6	0.0	213	31	259	122
Chicken, Dark Meat and Skin, roasted	26.0	15.8	0.0	253	15	168	66
Chicken Breast (skinless), roasted	31.0	3.6	0.0	165	15	228	138
Ground Pork (28% fat), pan-broiled	22.6	31.4	0.0	377	20	181	48
Ground Lamb, broiled	24.8	19.7	0.0	283	22	201	71
Beef Heart	28.5	4.7	0.2	165	5	254	154
Organs (raw):
Chicken Liver	16.9	4.8	0.7	119	8	297	250
Beef Liver	20.4	3.6	3.9	135	5	387	287
Beef Kidney	17.4	3.1	0.3	99	13	257	260
Braunschweiger (liver sausage)	14.5	28.5	3.1	327	9	168	51
Liverwurst	14.1	28.5	2.2	326	26	230	71
Abady Beef Kidney (canned, cooked)	9.6	8.0	2.2	116	95	158	135
Canned Fish with bones (use fish canned in water, drain and rinse before feeding):
Jack Mackerel (canned, drained)	23.2	6.3	0.0	156	241	301	193
Pink Salmon (canned, drained)	23.1	4.8	0.0	136	277	365	268
Sardines (canned in tomato sauce, drained)	18.6	9.3	0.7	166	214	326	196
Tripe:
Green Tripe (raw, per greentripe.com)	13.3	12.75	1.7	212	100	130	61
Abady Green Tripe (canned, cooked)	8.5	10	2.3	134	226	164	122
Canine Caviar Venison Tripe (canned)	15.0	11.5	1.1	167	220	190	114
Dairy:
Whole Milk Yogurt	3.5	3.3	4.7	61	121	95	156
Whole Milk Kefir	3.3	3.5	2.2	61	120	100	164
Cottage Cheese (creamed)	12.5	4.5	2.7	103	60	132	128
Ricotta Cheese (whole milk)	11.3	13.0	3.0	174	207	158	91
Cream Cheese	7.6	34.9	2.7	349	80	104	30
Mozzarella Cheese (whole milk)	22.2	22.4	2.2	300	505	354	118
Cheddar Cheese	24.9	33.1	1.3	403	721	512	127
Butter	0.9	81.1	0.1	717	24	23	3
Heavy Whipping Cream	2.1	37.0	2.8	345	65	62	18
Eggs:
Eggs (2 large=100 grams)	12.6	9.9	0.8	147	53	191	130
Egg Yolks (2 large=34 grams)	5.4	9.0	1.2	110	44	133	122
Egg Whites (2 large=66 grams)	7.2	0.1	0.5	34	5	10	29
Raw Meaty Bones:
Chicken Necks (with skin): 25% meat, 36% bone, 39% skin and separable fat	12.7	16.7		267	700-840	420-870	242
Chicken Necks (w/o skin): 41% meat, 59% bone	15.6	11.1		152	890-1580	500-1415	630
Chicken Backs (with skin): 29% meat, 44% bone, 10% skin, 17% sep fat	15.4	15.8		208	740-1300	480-970	349
Chicken Backs (w/o skin): 40% meat, 60% bone	16.1	7.2		(137)	1500	840	(613)
Chicken Wings (with skin): 32% meat, 46% bone, 22% skin and sep fat	17.5	15.3		244	620-1150	430-660	223
Chicken Legs (with skin): 57% meat, 27% bone, 11% skin, 5% separable fat	17.2	11.4		(187)	770-1190	540-690	(329)
Whole Chicken: 48-51% meat, 28-32% bone, 12-14% skin, 7-8% separable fat	13.8	12.3		192	723	456	237
Turkey Necks: 58% meat, 42% bone	17.0	7.9		116	1190-2590	670-1390	888
Rabbit (whole, skinless)	17.8	5.8	0	125	500-800	370-690	424
Starchy Vegetables:
Sweet Potatoes (boiled w/o skin)	1.4	0.1	17.7	76	27	32	42
Sweet Potatoes (baked, no skin)	2.0	0.2	20.7	90	38	54	60
Sweet Potato, canned	2.0	0.2	23.2	101	30	52	51
Yams (boiled or baked)	1.5	0.1	27.6	116	14	49	42
Potatoes (boiled)	1.7	0.1	20.0	86	8	40	47
Winter Squash (Acorn, Butternut, etc)	0.9	0.4	8.9	37	22	19	51
Canned Pumpkin (plain)	1.1	0.3	8.2	34	26	35	103
Grains (cooking may remove some phosphorus if water is discarded):
Farina (Cream of Wheat, enriched, dry)*	10.6	0.5	78	369	14	88	24
Farina (Cream of Wheat, enriched, cooked)*	1.4	0.1	10.5	48	4	12	25
Farina Mill Farina Creamy Hot Wheat Cereal (with ferric orthophosphate, dry)	11.4	0	77	371	286	171	46
Cream of Wheat (Instant, dry)*	10.6	1.4	75.5	366	357	103	28
Cream of Wheat (Instant, cooked)*	1.8	0.2	13.1	62	64	18	29
Cream of Wheat (Quick, dry)*	10.2	1.3	75	361	303	282	78
Cream of Wheat (Quick, cooked)*	1.5	0.2	11.2	54	21	42	78
Cream of Wheat (Regular, dry)*	10.5	1.5	76.5	370	303	115	31
Cream of Wheat (Regular, cooked)*	1.5	0.2	11.0	52	46	17	33
Cream of Wheat (Instant, Original in packets, dry)	10.7	0	71.4	357	714	163	46
Malt-O-Meal (Original, dry)*	14.3	1.4	9.5	371	285	171	46
Cream of Rice Cereal (dry)	6.3	0.5	82.4	370	24	124	34
Cream of Rice Cereal (cooked)	0.9	0.1	11.4	52	3	17	33
Glutinous (Sticky, Sushi) Rice (raw)	6.8	0.5	81.7	370	11	71	19
Glutinous (Sticky, Sushi) Rice (cooked)	2.0	0.2	21.1	97	2	8	8
White Rice (short-grain, raw)	6.5	0.5	79.2	358	3	95	27
White Rice (short-grain, cooked)	2.4	0.2	28.7	130	1	33	25
White Rice (medium-grain, raw)	6.6	0.6	79.3	360	9	108	30
White Rice (medium-grain, cooked)	2.4	0.2	28.6	130	3	37	28
White Rice (long-grain, raw)	7.1	0.7	79.9	365	28	115	32
White Rice (long-grain, cooked)	2.7	0.3	28.2	130	10	43	33
White Rice (long-grain, parboiled, dry)	8.1	1.0	80.4	374	55	156	42
White Rice (long-grain, parboiled, cooked)	2.9	0.4	26.0	123	19	55	45
White Rice (instant, dry)	7.8	0.9	82.3	380	22	118	31
White Rice (instant, cooked)	2.2	0.5	26.9	117	8	37	32
Brown Rice (medium-grain, raw)	7.5	2.7	76.2	362	33	264	73
Brown Rice (medium-grain, cooked)	2.3	0.8	23.5	112	10	77	69
Brown Rice (long-grain, raw)	7.9	2.9	77.2	370	23	333	90
Brown Rice (long-grain, cooked)	2.6	0.9	23	111	10	83	75
Oatmeal (dry)	13.1	6.5	69	379	52	410	108
Oatmeal (cooked)	2.5	1.5	13.6	71	9	77	108
Oatmeal (instant, dry)	12.7	6.2	68.2	375	352	424	113
Oatmeal (instant, cooked)	2.4	1.4	12.5	68	80	77	113
Barley (pearled, raw)	9.9	1.2	77.7	352	29	221	63
Barley (pearled, cooked)	2.3	0.4	28.2	123	11	54	44
Millet (raw)	11	4.2	72.9	378	8	285	75
Millet (cooked)	3.5	1.0	23.7	119	3	100	84
White Bread (4 slices=100g)	7.6	3.3	50.6	266	151	99	37
Whole Wheat Bread	13.0	3.3	41.3	247	107	202	82
Quinoa (dry)	14.1	6.1	64.2	368	47	457	124
Quinoa (cooked)	4.4	1.9	21.3	120	17	152	126
Soba Noodles (dry)	14.4	0.7	74.6	336	35	254	76
Soba Noodles (cooked)	5.1	0.1	21.4	99	4	25	25
Egg Noodles (dry)	14.2	4.4	71.3	384	35	241	63
Egg Noodles (cooked)	4.5	2.1	25.2	138	12	76	55
Macaroni (dry)	13.0	1.5	74.7	371	21	189	51
Macaroni(cooked)	5.8	0.9	30.9	158	7	58	37
Couscous (dry)	12.8	0.6	77.4	376	24	170	45
Couscous (cooked)	3.8	0.2	23.2	112	8	22	20
Other:
DogSure	5.0	3.0	10	74.9		75-90	100-120
Tapioca (dry mix) prepare with water, not milk	0.1	0.1	94.3	369	4	4	1
Tapioca Pearls (dry)	0.2	0.0	88.7	358	20	7	2

* Values vary between brands and products. Quick versions appear to be quite high in phosphorus, possibly due to the use of disodium phosphate to speed the cooking process (check the ingredient label). Enriched products may contain ferric orthophosphate, a source of iron but also phosphorus (see Farina Mills above). Regular, Instant and Mix'n Eat all have low phosphorus according to the Nutrition Database. Amounts for Malt-o-Meal were confirmed with the company in December 2012 (Creamy Hot Wheat is similar with no fat and slightly less protein). Washing and cooking in extra water that is discarded may remove some phosphorus as well as other nutrients, which may account for phosphorus being lower in cooked versions.
If "% of Daily Value" is shown, you can calculate the amount of phosphorus, which is based on adult recommendations of 1,000 mg. For example, if the box shows 2% of DV per serving, that would be approximately 20 mg phosphorus. Divide that number by the number of calories per serving and multiply by 100 to determine mg of phosphorus per 100 kcals. For example, if a serving has 20 mg phosphorus and 80 kcals, that would be 25 mg phosphorus per 100 kcals (20 ÷ 80 * 100).

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