How many calories are in a Ball Park hot dog?
One hot dog in its bun weighs 102 g and carries 302 calories, or 296 calories per 100 g. The frank does most of that work and the white bun adds the rest. Two off the grill put 604 on the plate, which is a full lunch before you pour a soda.
You'd need to walk about 60 minutes to burn the 302 calories in one hot dog on a bun (102 g).
How long does it take to burn off 302 kcal of ball park hot dog?
One hot dog on a bun (102 g) is 302 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb
| Activity | Time to burn 302 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr |
| Cycling, moderate | 38 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 43 min |
| Jogging | 36 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 7 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (102 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Ball park hot dog quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to three dogs
- Wheat bun, white bread, naked frank
- Saturated fat and sodium beat the calorie count
- How does a hot dog compare?
- Most popular ball park hot dog brands
- FAQ
Ball park hot dog quick facts
The record behind every figure on this page is FNDDS 2707060, "Hot dog sandwich, beef, on white bun". It was picked because it matches what a person is actually holding at a ball game or a backyard grill: a beef frank already tucked into a soft white bun, weighed by USDA as one sandwich at 102 g. Ball Park's own franks do not appear in USDA's Branded database under this search, so a brand label is not the source here — the generic beef-on-white-bun composite is.
The bare frank has its own record, and it is a different animal: FNDDS 2706167, "Hot dog, beef" reads 310 calories per 100 g. That gap is about the bread, not about the database. Bread is lighter per gram than cured beef, so adding it pulls the per-100-g number down while pushing the plate total up.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 hot dog on a bun (102 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 296 | 302 | — |
| Total fat | 17.37 g | 17.7 g | 23% |
| Saturated fat | 6.74 g | 6.9 g | 34% |
| Carbohydrate | 23.73 g | 24.2 g | 9% |
| Dietary fiber | 0.8 g | 0.8 g | 3% |
| Total sugars | 3.92 g | 4.0 g | — |
| Protein | 10.85 g | 11.1 g | 22% |
| Sodium | 681 mg | 695 mg | 30% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Cholesterol lands at 33 mg for the sandwich, 11% of the Daily Value, and potassium at 241 mg, about 5%. Two rows you will see on a package label are missing above: added sugars and trans fat. USDA does not publish either value for mixed dishes in FNDDS, so listing them would mean inventing numbers.
US servings, from one ounce to three dogs
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 84 kcal |
| One hot dog on a bun, USDA "1 sandwich" | 102 g | 302 kcal |
| Two hot dogs | 204 g | 604 kcal |
| Three hot dogs | 306 g | 906 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 296 kcal |
Only one line in that table is a USDA household measure: the 102 g sandwich. The two-dog, three-dog and one-ounce rows are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, which is fine for a food this uniform — a second dog is simply a second dog.
The number worth remembering is 300 per dog. It scales cleanly, it holds at a backyard grill and at a stadium alike, and it makes the mental math for a plate of two obvious. Where people undercount is the extras: a scoop of chili, a spoon of relish or a second bun turns a 604-calorie plate into something else entirely, and none of that is inside the 102 g record.
Wheat bun, white bread, naked frank
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot dog on a white bun | 296 kcal | 1 hot dog (102 g) | 302 kcal |
| Hot dog on a wheat bun | 290 kcal | 1 hot dog (102 g) | 296 kcal |
| Hot dog on white bread | 295 kcal | 1 sandwich, 1 slice (87 g) | 257 kcal |
| Beef frank, no bun | 310 kcal | 1 link (57 g) | 177 kcal |
| Frankfurter, beef, heated | 322 kcal | 1 link (57 g) | 184 kcal |
| Veggie dog on a bun | 251 kcal | 1 hot dog (115 g) | 289 kcal |
| Turkey hot dog on a white bun | 248 kcal | 100 g | 248 kcal |
The wheat bun is the quiet winner. It saves six calories against white — nothing you would notice — but the fiber goes from 0.8 g to 2.4 g per 100 g, three times as much, for the same money and the same bite.
Raw versus heated matters here in a way most pages skip. The SR Legacy frankfurter record, 174614, is a heated link at 322 calories per 100 g, while the unheated FNDDS beef frank sits at 310. Water leaves the sausage on the grill and the fat concentrates, so a cooked link is denser per gram than the package math suggests. The 57 g link figures of 177 and 184 are our own arithmetic from those 100 g values, not USDA servings.
Store franks vary more than the buns do. In USDA's Branded data, Applegate's organic uncured beef hot dog reads 196 calories per 100 g and 110 for a 56 g dog, while Martin Purefoods hot dogs run 294 per 100 g; a 57 g Sugardale jumbo link is 150 calories against 90 for a 43 g Gwaltney chicken frank. That is a 60-calorie spread between two franks before either one touches bread, which is why the package, not the plate, is the thing to check when you buy.
Saturated fat and sodium beat the calorie count
At 302 calories, one hot dog is about 15% of a 2,000-calorie day — modest for a hot lunch. The rest of the label is louder. Saturated fat is 6.9 g, or 34% of the FDA Daily Value, and sodium is 695 mg, 30% of it. Eat two and you are at 69% of the day's saturated fat and 60% of its sodium for 604 calories.
That 695 mg is roughly a third of a teaspoon of table salt. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans put the sodium ceiling at 2,300 mg a day and ask for less than 10% of calories from saturated fat, and CDC notes most of the country's sodium comes from processed and restaurant foods rather than the shaker. If you are watching either number, the turkey record is the better pick: 2.62 g of saturated fat per 100 g against 6.74 g for beef. Its sodium is not lower, though — 702 mg per 100 g, slightly above beef.
Protein is the underrated row. One dog delivers 11.1 g, 22% of the Daily Value, which is a real contribution for a food most people file under junk. Per calorie the vegetarian version does better still, at 15.76 g per 100 g.
How does a hot dog compare?
| Version | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot dog, beef, on a white bun | 296 kcal | one, 102 g | 302 kcal |
| Hot dog, beef, on a wheat bun | 290 kcal | one, 102 g | 296 kcal |
| Hot dog on white bread | 295 kcal | one, 87 g | 257 kcal |
| Veggie dog on a bun | 251 kcal | one, 115 g | 289 kcal |
Our take: all four sit within 45 calories of each other, so the swap that moves the number is dropping bread, not changing it. If you are counting down, the white-bread version at 257 is the lightest of these four, and it gets there by weighing 15 g less, not by being a better food. For fullness on a normal day, take the beef dog on a wheat bun — six fewer calories than white and three times the fiber. And if protein per calorie is what you want, the veggie dog is the surprise on the list.
Most popular ball park hot dog brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Teton Waters Ranch Uncured Beef Hot Dogs | 228 cal |
| Stemple Creek Ranch Uncured Beef Hot Dogs | 263 cal |
| Applegate The Great Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dog | 196 cal |
| Gwaltney Chicken Hot Dogs Original | 209 cal |
| Sugardale Jumbo Hot Dogs | 263 cal |
| Martin Purefoods Hot Dogs | 294 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Ball park hot dog FAQs
How many calories are in a Ball Park hot dog?
A beef hot dog in a white bun runs 302 calories, using USDA's 102 g sandwich record at 296 calories per 100 g. USDA's Branded database has no Ball Park entry for the franks themselves, so this generic beef-on-white-bun record is the closest match to what comes off a backyard grill.
How many calories in a beef frank without the bun?
A 57 g beef frank on its own is 177 calories, our arithmetic from USDA's 310 calories per 100 g for a plain beef hot dog. Heated, the SR Legacy record climbs to 322 per 100 g, or 184 per link, because water cooks off and the fat concentrates.
How many calories in 2 hot dogs?
Two hot dogs in buns come to 604 calories for 204 g, our own doubling of the 302-calorie USDA sandwich; three make 906. The second dog also lifts saturated fat to 13.8 g, or 69% of a day, and sodium to 1,390 mg, which is 60%.
How many calories does the hot dog bun add?
About 125 calories, our own subtraction: the 102 g sandwich is 302, and the 57 g beef frank inside it is 177. That leaves roughly 45 g of white bun carrying most of the sandwich's 24.2 g of carbohydrate. A wheat bun swaps six of those calories for three times the fiber.
How much sodium is in one hot dog?
One hot dog on a bun carries 695 mg of sodium, 30% of the FDA Daily Value and roughly a third of a teaspoon of table salt. The frank alone is saltier per gram: 828 mg per 100 g against 681 mg for the whole sandwich, since the bun dilutes it.
Are turkey hot dogs lower in calories than beef?
Yes, a turkey hot dog on a white bun is 248 calories per 100 g against 296 for beef, and its saturated fat drops from 6.74 g to 2.62 g per 100 g. Sodium does not follow: the turkey record reads 702 mg per 100 g, slightly above the beef sandwich's 681 mg.
How many carbs are in a hot dog?
One hot dog on a bun holds 24.2 g of carbohydrate, 9% of the Daily Value, with 4.0 g of that as total sugars and 0.8 g as fiber. Skip the bun and carbs collapse to about 1.6 g for a 57 g frank, our arithmetic from 2.89 g per 100 g.
Do ketchup and mustard add calories to a hot dog?
The 302 calories here cover the frank and the bun in USDA's 102 g sandwich record, which carries no separate line for condiments, so this page gives no figure for ketchup or mustard. Log them on top if you use more than a thin stripe of each.
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Count it without the math
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