Foods That Guinea Pigs Can Eat

Here is a list of foods we've reviewed. Please click on an entry to see the review. When using this list, please keep in mind the following: 

• Feeding frequencies are approximate guidelines for that particular food only. You should also take into account your guinea pig's overall diet. For instance, you should not give your guinea pig multiple fruits that are listed as "1-2 times times per week" in a single day, as this would be way too much sugar. For information on planning your guinea pig's diet, see our post on Guinea Pig Nutrition and on choosing the right water for your guinea pig.
• Most foods are in 100 gram portions. Please take note of exceptions.
• Please read all reviews before feeding to find out which parts of the food are edible and which are not. (For example, artichokes have thorny parts that can be dangerous.)
• The feeding frequencies are for healthy guinea pigs. Certain medical conditions (e.g. diabetes) require special diets.

(Note: We just noticed today [8/30/14] that the USDA website has changed their website, so the USDA nutrition links below now link to the wrong foods. We hope to fix this when we get a chance. Until then, you may have to search the USDA site for the correct food.)

Name of Food	Feeding Frequency	Nutritional Links	Cavy Savvy Rating
Apples	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Apples, Lady	1-2 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Apples, Pink Pearl	1-2 per week	My Fitness Pal	5/5 stars
Apricots	1-2 per week	USDA	3/5 stars
Apriums	1-2 per week	My Fitness Pal	4/5 stars
Artichokes	2-4 per week	USDA	4/5 stars
Arugula	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Asian Pears	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Asparagus	1-2 per week	USDA	3/5 stars
Banana	1-2 per month [very small amounts]	USDA	4/5 stars
Basil	1-2 per week [25 grams]	USDA	4/5 stars
Beets	1-2 per week 1-2 per month for beet greens	USDA	5/5 stars
Belgian Endive	almost daily	USDA	5/5 stars
Blackberries	2-4 per week [25 gram portions]	USDA	5/5 stars
Blueberries	2-4 per week [25 gram portions]	USDA	4/5 stars
Broccoli	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Broccoli, Chinese (Kai-lan, Gai-lan)	1-2 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Broccoli Raab / Broccoli Rabe / Rapini	1-2 per week	USDA	3.5/5 stars
Broccolini	1-2 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Brussels Sprouts	1-2 per week	USDA	3/5 stars
Cabbage, Alcosa	2-4 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Cabbage, Bok Choy	1-2 per week	USDA	4/5 stars
Cabbage, Green	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Cabbage, Red	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Cabbage, Savoy	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Cabbage, Stonehead	2-4 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Carrots	almost daily [about 1 baby carrot]	USDA	5/5 stars
Carrots, Atlas	almost daily [about 1 baby carrot]	USDA	5/5 stars
Carrots, Purple	almost daily [about 1 baby carrot]	USDA	5/5 stars
Carrots, Red	almost daily [about 1 baby carrot]	USDA	5/5 stars
Carrots, White	almost daily [about 1 baby carrot]	USDA	5/5 stars
Cauliflower	1-2 per week	USDA	4.5/5 stars
Celeriac (Celery Root)	unknown [occasional treat]	USDA	5/5 stars
Celery	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Chard	almost daily	USDA	5/5 stars
Chayote	???	USDA	4/5 stars
Cherimoya	???	USDA	4/5 stars
Cherries	2-4 per week [25 grams]	USDA	3/5 stars
Cilantro (Coriander, Chinese parsley, dhania)	almost daily [25 grams]	USDA	5/5 stars
Collard Greens	1-2 per week	USDA	3/5 stars
Corn	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Corn, Baby	1-2 per week	Nutrition & Food Science	4/5 stars
Cranberries	2-4 per week [25 grams]	USDA	4/5 stars
Crowberries	1 per week?	USDA	5/5 stars
Cucumbers	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Cucumbers, Lemon	2-4 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Cucumbers, Old	2-4 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Currants	2-4 per week [25 grams?]	USDA	5/5 stars
Dandelion Greens	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Dill	1-2 per week [25 grams]	USDA	4.5/5 stars
Eggplant	1-2 per week	USDA	4/5 stars
Eggplant, Thai	1-2 per week	n/a	4/5 stars
Feijoa	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Fennel	???	World's Healthiest Foods	5/5 stars
Figs	1 per week [1 medium]	USDA	3/5 stars
Frisée (Curly endive, chicory)	almost daily	USDA	5/5 stars
Gooseberries	almost daily [25 grams]	USDA	4/5 stars
Grapefruit	1 per 2 weeks	USDA	5/5 stars
Grapes	2-4 per week [25 grams]	USDA	5/5 stars
Grapes, Black Corinth (Champagne grapes)	2-4 per week [25 grams]	USDA	3/5 stars
Grass	???	n/a	n/a
Grass, Wheatgrass	???	n/a	4.5/stars
Green Beans (string bean, snap bean, ejotes)	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Guava, Mexican	1 per week?	USDA	3.5/5 stars
Hay	daily	Guinea Lynx Hay Chart	varies
Horned Melon (kiwano, jelly melon, hedged gourd, melano)	???	USDA	5/5 stars
Huckleberries	1-2 per week	USDA	3/5 stars
Jicama (yam bean, Mexican turnip)	???	USDA	3/5 stars
Jerusalem Artichoke (sunchoke, sunroot, earth apple)	1-2 per month	USDA	5/5 stars
Kale	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Kiwi	1-2 per week	USDA	3/5 stars
Kiwi, Passion Poppers	1-2 per week	n/a	2/5 stars
Kohlrabi	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Kumquats	???	USDA	1.5/5 stars
Lemons	???	USDA	1/5 stars
Lemongrass	occasionally?	nutrition-and-you.com	2/5 stars
Lettuce, Butterhead	almost daily	USDA	5/5 stars
Lettuce, Green Leaf	almost daily	USDA	5/5 stars
Lettuce, Oakleaf	almost daily	5 a Day	5/5 stars
Lettuce, Red	almost daily	USDA	5/5 stars
Lettuce, Romaine	almost daily	USDA	5/5 stars
Limes	???	USDA	1/5 stars
Lychees (Litchis)	???	USDA	5/5 stars
Mango, Champagne	1-2 per week	USDA	4.5 stars
Mangosteen	???	nutrition-and-you.com	5/5 stars
Marigold	1 per week???	n/a	5/5 stars
Marjoram	???	n/a	4/5 stars
Melon, Canary	1-2 per week	myfitnesspal	5/5 stars
Melon, Cantaloupe	1-2 per week	USDA	4/5 stars
Melon, Honeydew	1-2 per week	USDA	3/5 stars
Melon, Pepino  (pepino dulce, melon pear, tree melon)	???	J. Elementol.	4/5 stars
Melon, Sakata Sweet	1-2 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Melon, Santa Claus (Christmas melon, piel de sapo)	???	n/a	4/5 stars
Micro Greens	???	Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry	3/5 stars
Miner's Lettuce (Indian lettuce, winter purslane)	1-2 per week?	n/a	5/5 stars
Mint Leaves	2-3 per week	n/a	1/5 stars
Mustard Greens	1-2 per week	USDA	4/5 stars
Nectarines	1-2 per week	USDA	4/5 stars
Nectarines, Mango	1-2 per week?	n/a	5/5 stars
Okra	1-2 per week	USDA	2/5 stars
Oranges	1-2 per week [peels: 2-4 per week, 25 grams]	USDA	5/5 stars [peels: 2.5/5 stars]
Papaya	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Parsley	2-4 per week [25 grams]	USDA	5/5 stars
Parsnips	1-2 per week	USDA	3/5 stars
Passion fruit (granadilla)	???	USDA	2/5 stars
Peaches	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Pears	1-2 per week	USDA	3/5 stars
Pears, Prickly	???	USDA	3.5/5 stars
Peas, Sugar Snap (Snap peas, mangetout)	2-4 per week	USDA	2/5 stars
Peppers, Green	almost daily	USDA	5/5 stars
Peppers, Orange	2-4 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Peppers, Purple	almost daily	MyFitnessPal	5/5 stars
Peppers, Red	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Peppers, White	almost daily	n/a	5/5 stars
Peppers, Yellow	almost daily	USDA	5/5 stars
Persimmons	1 per week?	USDA	4.5/5 stars
Pineapple	1-2 per week	USDA	2/5 stars
Plantains	1 per month [very small amounts]	USDA	4/5 stars
Plums	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Plums, Sour Green	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Pluots	1-2 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Pomegranate	???	USDA	3/5 stars
Pomelos (pummelo, shaddock)	1 per 2 weeks	USDA	5/5 stars
Pumpkin	1-2 per week	USDA	4/5 stars
Quince	???	USDA	4/5 stars
Radicchio	almost daily	USDA	5/5 stars
Radishes	1-2 per month	USDA	5/5 stars
Raisins	1-2 per month [1-2 raisins]	USDA	5/5 stars
Raspberries	almost daily [25 grams]	USDA	5/5 stars
Raspberries, Golden	almost daily [25 grams]	USDA	5/5 stars
Romanesco Cauliflower (Romanesco broccoli)	1-2 per week	5 a Day	5/5 stars
Rosemary	1 per week	USDA	3/5 stars
Sage	???	n/a	2/5 stars
Sapodilla (sapoche, sapote)	???	USDA	5/5 stars
Satsuma	1-2 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Spinach	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Sprouts, Sweet Pea	1-2 per week?	n/a	4/5 stars
Squash Blossoms	???	n/a	4/5 stars
Squash, Acorn	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Squash, Bonbon	2-4 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Squash, Butternut	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Squash, Calabaza	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Squash, Carnival	2-4 per week	Caloriecount.com	5/5 stars
Squash, Delicata	2-4 per week	n/a	4/5 stars
Squash, Golden Nugget	2-4 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Squash, Honeynut	2-4 per week	n/a	4/5 stars
Squash, Hubbard	2-4 per week	USDA	4/5 stars
Squash, Kabocha	2-4 per week	akhealthnews.com [Japanese]	4/5 stars
Squash, Red kuri	2-4 per week	Wikipedia	3.5/5 stars
Squash, Scallop	2-4 per week	USDA	4/5 stars
Squash, Spaghetti	2-4 per week	USDA	4/5 stars
Squash, Sunshine	2-4 per week	n/a	4.5/5 stars
Squash, Turban	2-4 per week	n/a	4/5 stars
Squash, Yellow	2-4 per week	USDA	2.5/5 stars
Starfruit (Carambola)	1-2 per week	USDA	3.5/5 stars
Strawberries	almost daily [5 small]	USDA	5/5 stars
Sunberries (Wonderberries)	1-2 per week	n/a	5/5 stars
Sweet Potatoes	1-2 per month	USDA	4/5 stars
Tarragon	???	n/a	5/5 stars
Tatsoi (Spinach mustard, Spoon mustard, Rosette bok choy)	???	n/a	5/5 stars
Thyme	1-2 per week [25 grams]	USDA	3/5 stars
Tomatoes, Cherry	almost daily [1]	n/a	5/5 stars
Tomatoes, Vine-Ripened	2-4 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Turnip Greens	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Turnips	1-2 per week	USDA	3/5 stars
Ugli Fruit	???	Fruitsinfo; Ugli.com	5/5 stars
Watercress	1-2 per week	USDA	4.5/5 stars
Watermelon	1-2 per week	USDA	5/5 stars
Yu Choy (Green Choy Sum, Choisum, You Cai)	1-2 per week	n/a	3/5 stars
Zucchini (courgette)	almost daily	USDA	2/5 stars

Key sources: Guineapigcages.com Veggie and Fruit Chart; Ly&Pigs;