Nachos vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are nachos and hot dogs different?

Nachos are richer in vitamin E, fiber, magnesium, and potassium, while hot dogs are higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and selenium.
Hot dogs cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 63% more than nachos.
Nachos are lower in sodium.
Nachos have a higher glycemic index (75) than hot dogs (28).

Fast foods, nachos, with cheese and Frankfurter, meat types were used 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.

Nachos

Hot dog

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+138.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+315.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.1%
Contains more IronIron	+45.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+39.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+45.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~206mg

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.

Nachos

Hot dog

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2047.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+123.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+22.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+323%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2142.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.121mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	1.57µg	63%
Sodium	313mg	1090mg	34%
Vitamin E	4.08mg	0.19mg	26%
Cholesterol	3mg	77mg	25%
Saturated fat	2.173g	7.666g	25%
Vitamin K	19.3µg		16%
Fiber	3.2g	0g	13%
Vitamin B3	0.63mg	2.665mg	13%
Protein	4.32g	10.26g	12%
Starch	28.33g		12%
Carbs	34.91g	4.17g	10%
Fats	21.5g	25.76g	7%
Selenium	8.6µg	12.5µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	14.02g	11.386g	7%
Magnesium	42mg	15mg	6%
Potassium	362mg	152mg	6%
Manganese	0.187mg	0.045mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.123mg	0.055mg	6%
Choline	26.4mg		5%
Calcium	63mg	99mg	4%
Iron	0.75mg	1.09mg	4%
Copper	0.064mg	0.097mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.215mg	0.166mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.04g	4.404g	4%
Calories	343kcal	290kcal	3%
Zinc	0.86mg	1.2mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0mg	1%
Phosphorus	198mg	206mg	1%
Vitamin A	5µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.133mg	0.121mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0.31mg	1%
Folate	10µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	794kcal	283kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	8.8	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	31.71g	4.17g	N/A
Sugar	2.17g		N/A
Trans fat	0.058g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.111mg	0%
Threonine	0.156mg	0.474mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.187mg	0.53mg	0%
Leucine	0.521mg	0.907mg	0%
Lysine	0.156mg	0.963mg	0%
Methionine	0.094mg	0.291mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.229mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.25mg	0.555mg	0%
Histidine	0.135mg	0.331mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.617g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.032g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	4.343g		N/A