A few ripe plain mulberries are safe as an occasional offering. Avoid dried, sweetened, or preserve forms, which are far more sugar-dense. Clean up fallen fruit quickly — fermented berries can cause additional GI upset.
Mulberries are soft elongated berries from mulberry trees, ripening from pale tones to red or deep purple depending on species, eaten fresh or used in jams, pies, syrups, and dried fruit mixes.
Mulberry trees can drop large numbers of berries during the season, creating easy ground access for pets in yards and on sidewalks.
Dried mulberries and preserves are much more sugar-dense than fresh. Stems and unripe berries may irritate digestion.
