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40 Hot Dogs Ranked From Best to Wurst
They're graded on calories, fat, saturated fat, sodium and protein.
Before you bite into that July 4th picnic frankfurter, check out this survey reported in the news and opinion website The Daily Beast.
According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, we'll be scarfing down 150 million franks today, which the council says is enough to stretch from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, more than five times.
"At their worst, hot dogs are little more than processed, fatty meat and fillers loaded with carcinogenic preservatives. But, some dogs aren’t so bad, full of all natural, lean protein without added nitrites," reported The Daily Beast.
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Some of Chatsworth Patch's very favorite franks are on the deadly list.
First, there's the list of the unhealthiest hot dogs:
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- Beef Frankfurter, Dietz & Watson
- Grillmaster Hearty Beef Franks, Ball Park
- Pork & Beef Frankfurters, Thumann's
- Jalepeno Peppers Cheese Franks, Dietz & Watson
- Beef Frankfurter, Usinger's
- Beef Franks, Ball Park
- Beef and Cheddar Franks, Oscar Mayer
- Premium Beef Franks, Oscar Mayer
- Angus Selects Hot Dogs, Oscar Mayer
- Beef Franks, Hatfield
- Old Fashioned Beef Hot Dogs, Papa Cantella's
- Angus Beef Franks-Original, Ball Park
- New York Brand Beef Franks, Dietz & Watson
- Skinless Beef Franks, Nathan's Famous
- Famous Beef Franks, Nathan's Famous
- Beef Franks, Hebrew National
- Beef Frankfurters (natural casing), Boar's Head
- Franks, Vienna Beef
- Pork & Beef Frankfurter (skinless), Boar's Head
- Beef Frankfurters Pushcart Style, Thumann's
But, don't dispare. Here's the list of healthiest hot dogs:
- All Natural Buffalo Hot Dogs, Buffalo Guys
- Organic Turkey Hot Dogs, Applegate Farms
- Organic Chicken Hot Dogs, Applegate Farms
- Organic Uncured Chicken Hot Dogs, Organic Prairie
- Organic Beef Hot Dogs, Applegate Farms
- Smoked White Turkey Franks, Ball Park
- Gourmet Lite Beef Franks, Dietz & Watson
- Fat Free Franks, Ball Park
- Fat Free Beef Franks, Ball Park
- Fat Free Beef Franks, Hebrew National
- Fat Free Wieners, Oscar Mayer
- Beef-Pork Frank, Coleman Natural
- Uncured Beef Frank, Let's Be Frank
- Lite Beef Frankfurters (skinless and natural casing), Boar's Head
- Uncured Chicken Hot Dogs, Rocky Dogs
- Old Fashioned Turkey Hot Dogs, Papa Cantella's
- Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dogs, Organic Prairie
- Turkey Franks, Jennie-O
- Light Wiener (with turkey and pork), Oscar Mayer
- Chicken Franks, Foster Farms
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