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Can cats eat tteokbokki?

Avoid

Spicy sauce, garlic, scallion, salt — and chokeable rice cakes.

Don't.

Why

The sauce combines chili paste, garlic, scallion and sugar; the rice cakes are a choking risk and the fish cakes are salty.

If your cat has a condition

  • Kidney disease Avoid No specific data — follow the overall verdict.
  • Diabetes Avoid Mostly sugar or starch — skip it for diabetic cats. Carbs 91% of calories
  • Heart disease (HCM) Avoid Low in salt. Sodium 820 mg/1000kcal
  • Urinary stones Avoid No specific stone concern known — water intake matters more.

Nutrition per 100 g

Nutrients per 100 g, with phosphorus also shown per 1000 kcal
Calories222 kcal
Protein3.96 g
Fat0.48 g
Carbohydrate50.48 g
Phosphorus– mg
Sodium182 mg
Potassium– mg

Source: Korea MFDS Food Nutrient Database — 떡볶이

SourcesReviewed 2026-10-24