Dog meat

Dog meat
Various cuts of dog meat
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy1,096 kJ (262 kcal)
0.1 g
Dietary fiber0 g
20.2 g
19 g
VitaminsQuantity
%DV
Vitamin A equiv.
0%
3.6 μg
Thiamine (B1)
10%
0.12 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
14%
0.18 mg
Niacin (B3)
12%
1.9 mg
Vitamin C
3%
3 mg
MineralsQuantity
%DV
Calcium
1%
8 mg
Iron
16%
2.8 mg
Phosphorus
13%
168 mg
Potassium
6%
270 mg
Sodium
3%
72 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
Water60.1 g
Cholesterol44.4 mg
Ash0.8 g
Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults.[2]
Source: Yong-Geun Ann (1999)[1]

Dog meat is the flesh and other edible parts derived from dogs. Historically, human consumption of dog meat has been recorded in many parts of the world.[3]

In the 21st century, dog meat is consumed to a limited extent in Korea, China,[4] Indonesia, Nigeria,[5] Switzerland,[6] Vietnam,[7] and India;[8] and it is eaten or is legal to be eaten in other countries throughout the world. Some cultures view the consumption of dog meat as part of their traditional, ritualistic, or day-to-day cuisine, and other cultures consider consumption of dog meat a taboo, even where it had been consumed in the past. Opinions also vary drastically across different regions within different countries.[9][10] It was estimated in 2014 that worldwide, 27 million dogs are eaten each year by humans.[11]

  1. ^ Ann Yong-Geun "Dog Meat Foods in Korea" Archived 7 October 2007 at Wikiwix, Bosintang (in 100g, raw meat), Korean Journal of Food and Nutrition 12(4) 397 – 408 (1999).
  2. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ Schwabe, Calvin W. (1979). Unmentionable cuisine. University of Virginia Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-8139-1162-5.
  4. ^ Rupert Wingfield-Hayes (29 June 2002). "China's taste for the exotic". BBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
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  6. ^ "Not Just for Christmas: Swiss Urged to Stop Eating Cats and Dogs". Newsweek. 26 November 2014. Hundreds of thousands of people in Switzerland eat cat and dog meat, particularly at Christmas, according to a Swiss animal rights group seeking to ban the practice.
  7. ^ "Vietnam's dog meat tradition". BBC News. 31 December 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
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  11. ^ Czajkowski, C. (2014). "Dog meat trade in South Korea: A report on the current state of the trade and efforts to eliminate it". Animal Law. 21: 29–151. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2015.