Can dogs eat tofu

Dogs can eat bean curd. Feeding a proper amount of bean curd to dogs can help dogs supplement nutrition and calcium, help to promote amino acid complementation in dogs, and play a small role in calcium supplementation. Although dogs can eat bean curd, they should be fed as little as possible, at most two to three times a week. Eating large amounts can easily cause stones in dogs. The content of cholesterol in bean curd is low, and dogs will not have high cholesterol after eating it. But bean curd is mainly a large amount of vegetable protein, which is not easy for dogs to digest, so it should be fed in moderation. 

Bean curd is the most common soybean product. Soybean contains about 40% protein, more protein than beef, and higher calcium content than milk. It can be compared with animal protein in terms of quantity and quality, so soybeans have the reputation of "vegetable meat" and "green dairy cow".

Every 100 grams of soybeans contains 10.2 grams of water, 36.3 grams of protein, 18.4 grams of fat, 25.3 grams of carbohydrates, 4.8 milligrams of crude fiber, 367 milligrams of calcium, 571 milligrams of phosphorus, 11 milligrams of iron, 0.4 milligrams of carotene, and 10.79 milligrams of vitamin B. 20.25 mg of vitamin B, 2.1 mg of niacin, and 419 kcal of calories.

The essential amino acids contained in soybean protein are relatively complete, especially rich in lysine, which just supplements the deficiency of cereal lysine. The fat content of soybean is 18-20%. The advantage over animal fat is that it contains less cholesterol, but is rich in linoleic acid and linoleic dilute acid. This kind of unsaturated fatty acid makes soybeans have the effect of lowering cholesterol; there are also more lecithin, which is beneficial to the development of the nervous system. Significance. Every 100 grams of soybeans contains about 367 mg of calcium and 571 mg of phosphorus, which is very suitable for preventing rickets and bone decalcification in dogs.