Hamburger vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between hamburgers and hot dogs

Hamburgers are richer in iron, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B2, while hot dogs are higher in phosphorus.
Hot dogs cover your daily sodium needs 29% more than hamburgers.
Hamburgers have 9 times more folate than hot dogs. Hamburgers have 56µg of folate, while hot dogs have 6µg.
Hamburgers are lower in saturated fat.
Hamburgers have a higher glycemic index (66) than hot dogs (28).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain and Frankfurter, meat.

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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.

Hamburger

Hot dog

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.7%
Contains more IronIron	+164.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+139.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+382.2%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+51.5%

~equal in Calcium ~99mg

~equal in Copper ~0.097mg

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.

Hamburger

Hot dog

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+294.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+106.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+101.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+22.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+833.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.31mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.57µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	414mg	1090mg	29%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.38g	4.404g	27%
Selenium		12.5µg	23%
Iron	2.88mg	1.09mg	22%
Fats	14.36g	25.76g	18%
Vitamin B3	5.365mg	2.665mg	17%
Zinc	2.87mg	1.2mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.495g	11.386g	15%
Protein	17.08g	10.26g	14%
Vitamin B1	0.217mg	0.055mg	14%
Folate	56µg	6µg	13%
Saturated fat	5.096g	7.666g	12%
Cholesterol	47mg	77mg	10%
Phosphorus	136mg	206mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.121mg	10%
Carbs	24.1g	4.17g	7%
Manganese	0.217mg	0.045mg	7%
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	1.57µg	5%
Fiber	0.9g	0g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.166mg	3%
Fructose	2.03g		3%
Potassium	226mg	152mg	2%
Magnesium	20mg	15mg	1%
Copper	0.091mg	0.097mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.19mg	1%
Calories	295kcal	290kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	5.8g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	173kcal	283kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	23.2g	4.17g	N/A
Calcium	102mg	99mg	0%
Sugar	4.15g		N/A
Vitamin B5	0.31mg	0.31mg	0%
Trans fat	0.814g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.111mg	0%
Threonine	0.666mg	0.474mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.716mg	0.53mg	0%
Leucine	1.319mg	0.907mg	0%
Lysine	1.226mg	0.963mg	0%
Methionine	0.37mg	0.291mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.677mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.823mg	0.555mg	0%
Histidine	0.505mg	0.331mg	0%