Food calories · USDA data
Calories in a hot dog
154 calories
in 1 hot dog, 49 g
- Protein
- 5.7 g
- Carbs
- 1.5 g
- Fat
- 13.8 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
A hot dog has 154 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 hot dog, which weighs 49 g. Per 100 g, hot dog has 315 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 81%, come from fat. It adds 5.7 g of protein, 11% of the 50 g Daily Value.
It takes 32 g of hot dog to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.6 × 1 hot dog.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hot dog | 49 g | 154 | 5.7 g | 1.5 g | 13.8 g |
| 1 package | 446 g | 1,405 | 52.1 g | 13.2 g | 125.3 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 89 | 3.3 g | 0.8 g | 8 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 315 | 11.7 g | 3 g | 28.1 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your hot dog may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 15% of calories (11.7 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 4% (3 g per 100 g, of which 0 g fiber)
- Fat: 81% (28.1 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, hot dog has the fewest calories of these four (315 per 100 g) and turkey bacon the most (368).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot dog | 315 | 11.7 g | 3 g | 28.1 g |
| Pork sausage | 325 | 18.5 g | 1.4 g | 27.3 g |
| Salami | 336 | 21.9 g | 2.4 g | 25.9 g |
| Turkey bacon | 368 | 29.5 g | 4.2 g | 25.9 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in a hot dog?
A hot dog has 154 calories. USDA weighs 1 hot dog at 49 g, and hot dog has 315 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does a hot dog have?
1 hot dog (49 g) has 5.7 g of protein, 11% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 11.7 g.
How many carbs does a hot dog have?
1 hot dog has 1.5 g of carbohydrate, including 0 g of fiber, and 13.8 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Frankfurter, beef, unheated (FDC ID 173862). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.