Fast food vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fast food and hot dogs?

Fast food is higher in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B3, and selenium, yet hot dogs are higher in vitamin B12.
Hot dogs' daily need coverage for sodium is 33% more.
Fast food has 13 times more folate than hot dogs. While fast food has 80µg of folate, hot dogs have only 6µg.
The amount of saturated fat in fast food is lower.
The glycemic index of hot dogs is lower.

We used Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and Frankfurter, meat types in this article.

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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.

Fast food

Hot dog

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.6%
Contains more IronIron	+180.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+110%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-69.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+693.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+62.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+59.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.7%

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.

Fast food

Hot dog

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+476.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+110.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+71%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1233.3%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+76.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	331mg	1090mg	33%
Vitamin B12	0.89µg	1.57µg	28%
Iron	3.06mg	1.09mg	25%
Vitamin B1	0.317mg	0.055mg	22%
Fats	12.01g	25.76g	21%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.121mg	19%
Folate	80µg	6µg	19%
Vitamin B3	5.617mg	2.665mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.68g	4.404g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	4.835g	11.386g	16%
Cholesterol	33mg	77mg	15%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.045mg	14%
Selenium	20.3µg	12.5µg	14%
Saturated fat	4.493g	7.666g	14%
Protein	16.52g	10.26g	13%
Zinc	2.52mg	1.2mg	12%
Phosphorus	134mg	206mg	10%
Carbs	31.5g	4.17g	9%
Starch	22.87g		9%
Fiber	1.7g	0g	7%
Choline	34.4mg		6%
Calcium	62mg	99mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.53mg	0.31mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.212mg	0.166mg	4%
Vitamin K	4.9µg		4%
Magnesium	27mg	15mg	3%
Copper	0.121mg	0.097mg	3%
Fructose	2.27g		3%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Potassium	197mg	152mg	1%
Vitamin A	9µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.19mg	1%
Calories	297kcal	290kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	180kcal	283kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	29.8g	4.17g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Sugar	4.88g		N/A
Trans fat	0.514g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.144mg	0.111mg	0%
Threonine	0.46mg	0.474mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.642mg	0.53mg	0%
Leucine	1.13mg	0.907mg	0%
Lysine	0.785mg	0.963mg	0%
Methionine	0.306mg	0.291mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.728mg	0.555mg	0%
Histidine	0.402mg	0.331mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.121g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.391g		N/A