Provided is a food granule for pet food, in which a coating layer (X) that contains fats and oils and melts in a temperature range of 30° C. to 60° C. is provided outside a core granule having a moisture content of 10% to 40% by mass, and a content of the coating layer (X) is in a range of 30% to 75% by mass with respect to the total content of granules.