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Hot dogs

870 products · 305 brands

USDA's branded food database lists 870 hot dogs products from 305 brands; the median has 280 calories, 1.8 g of sugars, 12.2 g of protein and 900 mg of sodium per 100 g. The most common serving is 56 g (133 labels).

Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.

The leader on each nutrient

There is no single healthiest hot dogs product in the data: each nutrient has its own leader, per 100 g (in single-serve aisles, "most" rankings go by the serving as sold). Each row opens its full ranking.

RankingProductIts value
Most proteinSmoke Cocktail Franks (Thumann's)25.4 g per 100 g
Least sugarChicken Franks (Thumann's)One of 293 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.0 g per 100 g
Least sodiumTurkey Franks, Smoke (Fud)339 mg per 100 g
Fewest caloriesChicken Franks (Thumann's)One of 3 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.107 calories per 100 g
Most fiberHot Dogs Made with Chicken and Pork (Carolina Pride)2.4 g per 100 g
Fewest net carbsChicken Franks (Thumann's)One of 91 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.0 g per 100 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; 870 products, one per UPC.

How hot dogs products are spread

Half of all hot dogs products have between 0 g and 2.2 g of sugars per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the aisle. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories239280304
Sugars0 g1.8 g2.2 g
Protein11.1 g12.2 g13.9 g
Sodium804 mg900 mg1,005 mg
Fiber0 g0 g0 g
Saturated fat6.3 g8.8 g10.5 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*0 of 8700%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving1 of 7730%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving124 of 86914%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*2 of 8670%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving324 of 84139%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most hot dogs products

BrandProducts
Oscar Mayer25
Ball Park22
Nathan's Famous21
Applegate20
Bar-s18
Hebrew National17
Kunzler15
Shor Habor14

Every hot dogs product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov