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title: "Can dogs and cats eat peas, green beans and sweetcorn kernels?"
description: "Peas, green beans and sweetcorn kernels and pets: risky — depends on amount or preparation. What it does, and how dogs, cats and other pets differ."
url: https://atoneplace.net/can-pets-eat/sweetcorn-and-peas/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Can pets eat peas, green beans and sweetcorn kernels?

**Peas, green beans and sweetcorn kernels: Risky — depends on amount or preparation**

Dogs: Safe · Cats: Safe · Rabbits: Risky · Birds: Safe

## By animal

| Animal | Verdict | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dogs | Safe | All three are common ingredients in commercial dog food. |
| Cats | Safe | Safe and of little interest. |
| Rabbits | Risky | Peas and corn are starchy; green beans in small amounts only. |
| Birds | Safe | Good, and popular. |

## What it actually does

These are unremarkable and safe for dogs and cats, and appear in commercial food precisely because they are. For rabbits the picture is different: legumes and cereal grains are starchy, and starch reaching the caecum feeds the wrong bacteria and can cause dysbiosis. Rabbits are the animal where "safe for pets" most often fails.

No reliable dose threshold has been published for this. Anything presenting a specific safe amount is extrapolating.

> Body weight decides almost everything here, so what is trivial for a 40 kg dog can matter for a 4 kg one, and a bird is smaller again. Where a real published threshold exists this page gives it; where none does, it says so rather than inventing one.

## Vegetables

| Food | Worst verdict | Dogs | Cats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Onion, garlic, leek and chives | Toxic | Toxic | Toxic |
| Carrot | In moderation | Safe | Safe |
| Corn on the cob | Not safe | Not safe | Risky |
| Mushrooms | Risky | Risky | Risky |
| Tomato | Risky | Risky | Risky |
| Pumpkin | In moderation | Safe | Safe |
| Potato | Not safe | Risky | Risky |
| Lettuce and leafy greens | Risky | Safe | Safe |
| Broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower | Risky | In moderation | In moderation |
| Rhubarb | Toxic | Not safe | Not safe |

## Common questions

### Can dogs eat peas, green beans and sweetcorn kernels?

Safe. All three are common ingredients in commercial dog food.

### Can cats eat peas, green beans and sweetcorn kernels?

Safe. Safe and of little interest.

### What does peas, green beans and sweetcorn kernels actually do?

These are unremarkable and safe for dogs and cats, and appear in commercial food precisely because they are. For rabbits the picture is different: legumes and cereal grains are starchy, and starch reaching the caecum feeds the wrong bacteria and can cause dysbiosis. Rabbits are the animal where "safe for pets" most often fails.

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## Sources

- Animal Poison Control Center — toxic and non-toxic lists — ASPCA (https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control)