Pork frankfurter (hot dog) leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Pork frankfurter (hot dog) comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bacon, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat and more potassium.
Pick Pork frankfurter (hot dog) for more fiber, less sodium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on sugar.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN6.52 g4.76 g
- Carbohydrate0.25 g0.1 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0.04 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0 g0 g
- Total fat7.9 g8.8 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN2.59 g3.24 g
- Sodiumless is better400.18 mg303.35 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN98.36 mg98.14 mg
- Calciummore is better1.82 mg99.26 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.27 mg1.38 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better5.47 mg5.58 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.74 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

