Protein content
A 1 frankfurter serving of meatless hot dog contains 13.7 g of protein - a good source of protein, about 27% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is moderately protein-dense.
| Serving | 1 frankfurter (70 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 13.7 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 19.6 g |
| Calories per serving | 163 kcal |
| Protein density | 34% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 27% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Soy foods |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #169887 |
A typical 1 frankfurter serving of meatless hot dog contains 13.7 grams of protein (19.6 g per 100 g), which makes it a good source of protein. That covers roughly 27% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 34% of the calories in meatless hot dog, making it moderately protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Among the 31 soy foods in the database, meatless hot dog ranks 8th by protein per serving, and 266th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against roasted soybeans, another soy food entry in the database, a serving carries about 1.6 g more protein (roasted soybeans has 12.1 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 70 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 #169887 - "Frankfurter, meatless" (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
Meatless hot dog has 19.6 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 frankfurter serving (70 g) provides 13.7 g.
Yes. Meatless 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 frankfurter serving of meatless hot dog contains 13.7 g of protein, about 27% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Meatless hot dog is a good source of protein, and about 34% of its calories come from protein, which makes it moderately protein-dense. Set against roasted soybeans, another soy food entry in the database, a serving carries about 1.6 g more protein (roasted soybeans has 12.1 g per 1 oz).
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