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Hot dog: weights & conversions

One weighs about 45 g. 100 g is 290 calories and 10.3 g of protein.

Also written as: hot dogs, frankfurters, wieners.

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1 hot dog of hot dog is about 45 grams.

Weight per piece

What a recipe means when it counts hot dog instead of weighing it.

hot dog count conversions
CountGramsOunces
1 hot dog45 g1.59 oz
2 hot dogs90 g
3 hot dogs135 g
4 hot dogs180 g
6 hot dogs270 g
12 hot dogs540 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

hot dog weight conversions
WeightGramsOunces
1 oz28.3 g
4 oz (1/4 lb)113 g
8 oz (1/2 lb)227 g
1 lb454 g
100 g100 g

Nutrition

Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.

Nutrition for hot dog by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)29010.3 g25.8 g4.2 g0 g1090 mg
Per hot dog (45 g)1314.64 g11.6 g1.89 g0 g491 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)32911.7 g29.3 g4.76 g0 g1236 mg

If you have run out

  • Smoked sausage, the same amount. Sliced into rounds for the same bite in a skillet dish.

Common questions

How much does one hot dog weigh?
One hot dog weighs about 45 g (1.59 oz), so a pound is roughly 10 of them.
How many calories are in hot dog?
Hot dog has about 290 calories per 100 g, so one hot dog is roughly 131 calories.
How much protein is in hot dog?
About 10.3 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 11.7 g in a 4 oz portion.
What can I use instead of hot dog?
Smoked sausage, the same amount. Sliced into rounds for the same bite in a skillet dish.

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