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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.

Across forms of frankfurter:BC· 16–93 mg per serving

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?

Units

A typical serving is about 50 g, which delivers 16 mg of purines, or about 4% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

This serving
2 oz
50 g
Purine / serving
16 mg
% daily purine
4%
Purines in this serving16 mg · 4% of a day
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
1 oz7 oz

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.

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Why grade B

Safe for most people in normal portions.

Per 100 g (for comparison)

Purines Moderate confidence
32.1 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

Low for gout (< 50 mg/100g).

Fructose Low confidence (estimated)
0 g/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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.

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