Hot dogs are one of the most iconic American foods. Just in the Independence Day celebrations, you cannot miss the hot dog eating contests; The most popular and media is the one organized by Nathan’s Famous. Before going for your hot dog either to celebrate the 4th of July or any other day, you may want to know what the worst options are of the chain.
Hot dogs are not characterized by being precisely a healthy option, starting with their sausage. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies processed meat as carcinogenic to humans, each serving of 50 grams of processed meat consumed per day increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18%.
Among other negative health effects, Hot dogs increase the risk of heart disease. They are a food high in calories, sodium and saturated fat.
Stripping Nathan’s sausages Famous
Ok Nathan his hot dogs are made with beef sausage. In each Nathan skinless meat sausage there is 130 calories; 12 g fat, 5 g are saturated fat (25% Daily Value) ; and 480 mg of sodium (20% DV).
Bun-Length Skinless Sausages have 140 calories per serving ; 13 g fat, 5 g are saturated fat (25% DV and 480 mg sodium (20% DV).
Less healthy Nathan’s Famous hot dogs
1. Skinless tex-mex dog (10 inches)
This hot dog has 770 calories. It is extremely high in sodium with 2, 820 mg , exceeding the limit of the maximum recommended daily intake (2, 300 mg ), not recommended for people with hypertension to whom the American Heart Association (AHA) advises an ideal limit of no more than 1, 500 mg of sodium.
It is also high in fat with 50 g, in which 19 g are saturated fats and 1.5 trans fats.
Skinless tex-mex dog
In the Skinless tex-mex dog of 218 g there are 520 calories. It has 1, 920 mg of sodium. Sum 34 g fat (including 13 g saturated fat and 1 g trans fat).
two. Skinless chili cheese dog (10 inches)
The large skinless chili cheese dog has 760 calories. Extremely high in sodium with 2, 550 mg . High in fat with 49 g, of which 18 g are saturated fats and 1.5 trans fats.
Skinless chili cheese dog
You don’t need to order a hot dog from 09 inches to get a good amount of sodium, in the 219 g there are 1, 920 g of sodium . It has 560 calories. Contains 040 g fat (including 15 g saturated fat and 1.5 trans fat).
3. Skinless cheese dog (10 inches)
This skinless cheese dog has 600 calories . High in sodium with 2, 110 mg. Also high in fat with 37 g (including 14 g fats saturated and 1.5 trans fats)
4. Skinless chili dog (10 inches)
The skinless chili dog of 10 inches is very high in saturated fat. It has 700 calories. High sodium content with 2, 040 mg . High fat content 46 g (including 17 g saturated fat and 1.5 trans fat).
5. Skinless sauce dog (10 inches)
The skinless sauce dog of 10 inches has 700 calories. High sodium content with 2, 060 mg . High fat content 34 g (including 13 g saturated fat and 1.5 g trans fat). It also has 9 g of sugar.
6. Hot dog nuggets
Nathan’s hot dog nuggets are covered with cornbread dough, in addition to fat and sodium, they have sugar. An order of 15 parts has 870 calories. There is 1000 mg of sodium. They provide a high amount of fat with 66 g of which 14 g are saturated fats. Have 12 g of sugar , equivalent to 3 teaspoons.
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