Hot dog roll calories come to 120 for one 45 g white bun, or 267 per 100 g. Carbs supply 74% of those calories, and fat stays low at 3.6 g per 100 g. The bun itself is modest; the count climbs with size and with how many buns you get through at a cookout.
120kcal
1 roll · 45 g, white bun
14%protein
4.2 gProtein
22 gCarbs
1.6 gFat
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Nutrition facts
White bun · per 45 g
Calories
120 kcal
Protein
4.2 g
Carbohydrate
22 g
Fat
1.6 g
Saturated fat
0.4 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
203 mg
Potassium
53 mg
Iron
1.5 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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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 →
Hot dog roll: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 roll (45 g)
120
4.2 g
22.1 g
1.6 g
203 mg
6%
Footlong (83 g)
222
7.8 g
40.8 g
3 g
374 mg
11%
Whole wheat (45 g)
121
5.6 g
20.2 g
2 g
215 mg
6%
100 g
267
9.4 g
49.2 g
3.6 g
450 mg
13%
3 × 1 roll (45 g)
360
12.7 g
608 mg
5 × 1 roll (45 g)
601
21.2 g
1,013 mg
A footlong bun nearly doubles the count
A standard white roll weighs 45 g and carries 120 calories, about 6% of a 2000-calorie daily value. Step up to a footlong bun at 83 g and the total reaches 222 calories, or 11% of the day. That is close to two regular rolls, which land at 240 calories for 90 g.
Cookout math adds up quietly. Three rolls bring 360 calories and 12.7 g of protein, and five rolls reach 601 calories across 225 g of bread. Nobody eats five buns in one sitting, but over a weekend of grilling the bun count is worth tracking next to the sausages.
Treat the bun as a fixed entry: 120 for a regular roll, 222 for a footlong. The hot dog, cheese and sauces are where the bigger swings tend to happen, so give each of them its own line. BodyPal can log the whole plate from a photo, which makes splitting bun and filling quick.
Carbs supply 74% of the calories
Per 100 g, a white hot dog roll has 49.2 g of carbs, 9.4 g of protein and 3.6 g of fat. In calorie terms that splits into 74% carbs, 14% protein and 12% fat. This is a lean, starchy bread, not a rich one.
Sugar is modest at 5.3 g per 100 g, or 2.4 g in a single roll. Fiber is thin too: 1 g per roll, a small slice of the 28 g daily value. Saturated fat sits at 0.8 g per 100 g, and cholesterol is 0.
Protein looks respectable on paper, 4.2 g per roll and 8% of the daily value, but the roll is not where a hot dog meal gets its protein. The filling does that job. Read the bun as a carb serving and plan the rest of the plate around it.
Sodium outpaces calories in every serving
Bread is a quiet source of salt. A white roll holds 203 mg of sodium, 9% of the daily value, and the footlong reaches 374 mg, or 16%. Per 100 g the figure is 450 mg.
Stack rolls and it climbs fast: two come to 405 mg and three to 608 mg. Five rolls reach 1,013 mg. In percent terms sodium runs ahead of calories for every serving on this page: 9% against 6% for one roll, 16% against 11% for a footlong.
None of that makes the bun a salt bomb on its own. It sets a baseline, though, and every topping you add stacks on top of it. If you watch sodium, log the bun as its own line instead of folding it into the hot dog, so the bread's share stays visible.
Whole wheat changes the makeup, not the calories
A 45 g whole wheat roll has 121 calories, effectively the same as the 120 in a white roll. Both sit at 6% of a daily calorie budget. Switching bread type will not trim the count in any meaningful way.
What changes is what those calories bring. Whole wheat delivers 5.6 g of protein against 4.2 g, and 2.7 g of fiber against 1 g. Carbs drop slightly to 20.2 g from 22.1 g, while fat rises a little to 2 g and sodium edges up to 215 mg.
If you want more fiber and protein per bun, whole wheat is the better pick at the same calorie cost. Shelves carry both styles, from Freihofer's Wheat Hot Dog Rolls to white and specialty options such as Freihofer's Original, Baker's Touch Potato and St. Pierre Brioche. Check the label on the version you buy, since potato and brioche rolls are built differently from a plain white bun.
How does hot dog roll compare?
Here is how a hot dog roll stacks up against a hamburger bun, a dinner roll and a kaiser roll, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: Per 100 g the hot dog roll and hamburger bun are identical at 267 calories, so the 120-calorie hot dog roll beats the 139-calorie bun on portion size alone. For the lowest count pick a 76-calorie dinner roll, and skip the kaiser roll if you are counting, since it carries 167 calories per roll and the most sodium at 544 mg per 100 g.
Most popular hot dog roll brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1St. Pierre Brioche Hot Dog Rolls1 roll · 45 g333 kcal
2Key Food Enriched Hot Dog Rolls1 roll · 43 g279 kcal
3Baker's Touch Potato Hot Dog Rolls1 roll · 53 g283 kcal
4Bimbo Bakeries Hot Dog Rolls1 roll · 50 g280 kcal
5Pantry Hot Dog Rolls1 roll · 39 g282 kcal
6Freihofer's Wheat Hot Dog Rolls1 roll · 57 g263 kcal
7Freihofer's Original Hot Dog Rolls1 roll · 43 g279 kcal
8Rockland Bakery Enriched Hot Dog Rolls1 bun · 43 g233 kcal
Label rolls run from 39 g to 57 g, so a brioche or potato roll reads higher per roll than the 45 g white bun above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Hot dog roll FAQs
How many calories are in one hot dog roll?
A standard white hot dog roll (45 g) is 120 calories. A footlong bun (83 g) is 222 calories.
Are hot dog rolls good for weight loss?
One roll adds 120 calories and 22.1 g of carbs with only 1 g of fiber. A whole wheat roll of the same size is 121 calories but has 2.7 g of fiber.
Hot dog roll vs hamburger bun: which has more calories?
Both are 267 calories per 100 g, so a 45 g hot dog roll and a hamburger bun of the same weight are both about 120 calories.
How many carbs are in a hot dog roll?
A 45 g white roll has 22.1 g of carbs, of which 2.4 g are sugars, plus 4.2 g of protein and 1.6 g of fat.
How many calories are in a footlong hot dog bun?
An 83 g footlong bun has 222 calories, about 11% of a 2000-calorie daily value. That covers only the bread, which also brings 374 mg of sodium, so log the sausage and toppings separately.
How many calories are in two hot dog rolls?
Two standard 45 g rolls total 240 calories, with 405 mg of sodium and 8.5 g of protein. A third roll takes the count to 360 calories.
Does a whole wheat hot dog roll have fewer calories?
No. A 45 g whole wheat roll has 121 calories against 120 for white. It does offer more fiber, 2.7 g versus 1 g, and more protein, 5.6 g versus 4.2 g.
How much sodium is in a hot dog roll?
One white roll has 203 mg of sodium, 9% of the daily value. A footlong bun has 374 mg, and 100 g of the bread carries 450 mg.
How many calories are in 100 g of hot dog bread?
100 g of white hot dog bun has 267 calories, with 49.2 g of carbs, 9.4 g of protein and 3.6 g of fat. That is 13% of a 2000-calorie daily value.
