Hot dog vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between hot dogs and turkey meat?

Hot dogs are richer in vitamin B12, yet turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and zinc.
Turkey meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 43% higher.
Hot dogs have 11 times more sodium than turkey meat. Hot dogs have 1090mg of sodium, while turkey meat has 103mg.
Turkey meat has a lower glycemic index than hot dogs.

We used Frankfurter, meat, and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Hot dog

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+607.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+221.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+57.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+106.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+138.4%

~equal in Iron ~1.09mg

~equal in Copper ~0.093mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~223mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Hot dog

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+53.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+132.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+259.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+205.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+271.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1090mg	103mg	43%
Vitamin B3	2.665mg	9.573mg	43%
Protein	10.26g	28.55g	37%
Vitamin B6	0.166mg	0.616mg	35%
Selenium	12.5µg	29.8µg	31%
Fats	25.76g	7.39g	28%
Saturated fat	7.666g	2.155g	25%
Vitamin B12	1.57µg	1.02µg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	11.386g	2.647g	22%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.404g	2.119g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.31mg	0.948mg	13%
Zinc	1.2mg	2.48mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.121mg	0.281mg	12%
Cholesterol	77mg	109mg	11%
Calcium	99mg	14mg	9%
Calories	290kcal	189kcal	5%
Magnesium	15mg	30mg	4%
Potassium	152mg	239mg	3%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Phosphorus	206mg	223mg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Manganese	0.045mg	0.014mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.07mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.045mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Folate	6µg	9µg	1%
Carbs	4.17g	0.06g	1%
Net carbs	4.17g	0.06g	N/A
Iron	1.09mg	1.09mg	0%
Copper	0.097mg	0.093mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.111mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.474mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.53mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	0.907mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	0.963mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.291mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.445mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.555mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.331mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A