Can dogs eat…? checker
Type a food and get the verdict in one line: safe in moderation, caution, or avoid. The checker covers 37 foods we have written full guides for — durian, mango, papaya, rice, tofu, prawns, fish balls — plus the toxic list every dog owner should know: grapes, xylitol, chocolate, onion and garlic, macadamia, cooked bones.
Safe in moderation
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Avoid
- Mango sticky rice
- Fish balls, fish cake and crab sticks
- Char siu, bak kwa, sio bak and seasoned pork
- Avocado
- Grapes
- Xylitol (sugar-free sweetener)
- Grapes, raisins, sultanas, currants
- Chocolate and cocoa
- Macadamia nuts
- Alcohol and raw yeast dough
- Onions, garlic, leeks, chives
- Cooked bones
- Corn cobs
- Fatty scraps, bacon grease, ham fat
- Wild mushrooms
- Nutmeg
- Caffeine
Verdicts summarise our full guides, which cite veterinary sources (AKC, ASPCA Animal Poison Control, Pet Poison Helpline, VCA). If your dog has eaten something on the avoid list, call a vet now — do not wait for symptoms.
How this tool works
Each verdict is the opening answer of our full guide for that food, which cites veterinary poison-control sources and gives portion sizes by dog weight. Local dishes are matched by their ingredients: mango sticky rice, char siu, fried shallots and fish balls all resolve to the food or additive that decides the answer.
"Safe" always means plain, cooked where relevant, and in small amounts as a treat — under 10% of daily calories. "Caution" means a specific condition applies (xylitol-free peanut butter, ripe red tomato only, shop-bought mushrooms). "Avoid" means do not feed it, and for the emergency tier, call a vet if it has already been eaten.
Frequently asked questions
What foods are toxic to dogs?
The emergency list: xylitol (sugar-free sweetener), grapes and raisins, chocolate and cocoa, macadamia nuts, alcohol and raw dough, and onions, garlic, leeks and chives. Cooked bones, corn cobs, fatty scraps, wild mushrooms, nutmeg and caffeine are the serious tier.
Can dogs eat durian?
Only just. Plain durian flesh is not known to be toxic, so a lick or a fingertip-sized piece is unlikely to harm a healthy dog, but it is very high in fat and sugar and the seed is a choking and obstruction risk. Treat it as a rare taste, never a portion.
My dog just ate something on the avoid list — what do I do?
Call a vet or an emergency clinic now, with the food, the amount and your dog's weight to hand. Do not induce vomiting at home unless a vet tells you to. Symptoms of grape, xylitol and chocolate poisoning can take hours to appear, and early treatment is what changes the outcome.