Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 1 hot dog serving of beef hot dog contains 5.6 g of protein - a moderate source of protein, about 11% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is more of an energy food than a protein food.
| Serving | 1 hot dog (48 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 5.6 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 11.7 g |
| Calories per serving | 155 kcal |
| Protein density | 15% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 11% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #174614 |
A typical 1 hot dog serving of beef hot dog contains 5.6 grams of protein (11.7 g per 100 g), which makes it a moderate source of protein. That covers roughly 11% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
Around 15% of the calories in beef hot dog come from protein, so it is more of an energy food than a protein food. It contributes to a day's protein total, but the bulk of what it delivers is energy rather than amino acids - treat it as a contributor alongside a denser source, not as the protein in a meal.
Among the 133 meats in the database, beef hot dog ranks 121st by protein per serving, and 456th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against pastrami, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (pastrami has 6.1 g per 1 oz).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving above is counted by piece at 48 g. Because pieces vary, the per-100 g figure is the one to use when comparing this against a food measured a different way.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #174614 - "Frankfurter, beef, heated" (SR Legacy, published 4/1/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Beef hot dog has 11.7 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 hot dog serving (48 g) provides 5.6 g.
Yes. Beef hot dog is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
A 1 hot dog serving of beef hot dog contains 5.6 g of protein, about 11% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Beef hot dog is a moderate source of protein, and about 15% of its calories come from protein, which makes it more of an energy food than a protein food. Set against pastrami, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (pastrami has 6.1 g per 1 oz).
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