Meatless Hot Dog
Also listed as: 'Frankfurter', meatless
Meatless Hot Dog is low in purines and generally safe for people with gout in normal portions. A typical 50 g serving has about 16 mg of purines, about 4% of a ~400 mg working daily target.
General information, not a substitute for advice from your doctor or dietitian.
A processed plant-based meat substitute. It is low in purines and a sound swap for higher-purine meat, though more processed than a whole food.
How much can I eat?
A typical serving is about 50 g, which delivers 16 mg of purines, or about 4% of a ~400 mg working daily target.
Even a large serving stays well within a ~400 mg working daily purine target.
These are plant purines, which research links far more weakly to flares: the 16 mg here counts as roughly 5 mg toward your gout risk.
Portion size is what matters most here, and it’s easy to misjudge by eye. A kitchen scale makes it simple.
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Why grade B
Safe for most people in normal portions.
Per 100 g (for comparison)
Low for gout (< 50 mg/100g).
Low for gout (< 3 g/100g).
Fructose here is a category-level estimate, not a direct measurement for this food.
Processing: NOVA 4 of 4. How processing affects the grade.
Eating meatless hot dog as part of a bigger dish? The Dish Decoder grades the whole plate, ingredient by ingredient.
Other forms of frankfurter
Different cuts, species, or preparations vary in purines. The most common form of "frankfurter" is shown first below.
Frankfurter
Frankfurter (beef, heated)
Frankfurter (beef, unheated)
Frankfurter (mixed meat, heated)
Frankfurter (mixed meat, unheated)
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