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Hot dog vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between hot dogs and yogurt?

  • Hot dogs are richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, iron, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B6, yet yogurt is richer in vitamin B2.
  • Hot dogs' daily need coverage for sodium is 46% higher.
  • Hot dogs have 66 times more saturated fat than yogurt. Hot dogs have 7.666g of saturated fat, while yogurt has 0.117g.

We used Frankfurter, meat and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 30% 13% 41% 32% 33% 88% 142% 5.9% 68%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.4%
Contains more IronIron +1457.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +470.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +130.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
~equal in Potassium ~141mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 14% 28% 50% 19% 38% 196% 0% 4.5% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1181.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +163.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +109.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +129.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.331mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot dog Yogurt DV% diff.
Sodium 1090mg 36mg 46%
Fats 25.76g 0.39g 39%
Saturated fat 7.666g 0.117g 34%
Vitamin B12 1.57µg 0.75µg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.404g 0.012g 29%
Monounsaturated fat 11.386g 0.053g 28%
Cholesterol 77mg 5mg 24%
Vitamin B3 2.665mg 0.208mg 15%
Iron 1.09mg 0.07mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.278mg 12%
Calories 290kcal 59kcal 12%
Phosphorus 206mg 135mg 10%
Copper 0.097mg 0.017mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.063mg 8%
Zinc 1.2mg 0.52mg 6%
Selenium 12.5µg 9.7µg 5%
Choline 15.1mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.023mg 3%
Manganese 0.045mg 0.009mg 2%
Calcium 99mg 110mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.01mg 1%
Protein 10.26g 10.19g 0%
Carbs 4.17g 3.6g 0%
Net carbs 4.17g 3.6g N/A
Potassium 152mg 141mg 0%
Sugar 3.24g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.331mg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Folate 6µg 7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.111mg 0%
Threonine 0.474mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.53mg 0%
Leucine 0.907mg 0%
Lysine 0.963mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.555mg 0%
Histidine 0.331mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 26% 4% 56% 4%
Protein: 10.26 g
Fats: 25.76 g
Carbs: 4.17 g
Water: 56.31 g
Other: 3.5 g
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +6505.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.8%
Contains more OtherOther +386.1%
Contains more WaterWater +51.1%
~equal in Protein ~10.19g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 49% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.666 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.404 g
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21383%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36600%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Hot dog - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172968/nutrients
  2. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.