Hundreds of thousands of people around the globe love tasty treats – that’s a fact. Since hot dog is a favorite treat, it is popular worldwide. In fact, it is such a popular snack that about 20% of every hundred people around the world has tasted it. However, this is due to the fact that Hot dogs have been household delights for several thousands of years and have a rich history of maintaining prominence. But one question that has been unanswered till date is – “how did we become so attached to hotdogs?” If you would like to enjoy hotdogs the more, place them between two slices of bread. The suppliers and manufacturers of hot dogs have contributed immensely to making great tasting hotdogs available to the delights of many people. Interestingly, hotdog has several names such as frankfurters, red hots, and wieners.
Each time you have a bite, do you ever wonder what it is made of? It will interest you to know that just a few out of the bulk of hotdog consumers knows its recipes. These recipes have so far been humored and speculated. This is due to the fact that most people have coined out a literal meaning out of ‘hotdogs’ to imply that they are actually made out of dog meat. This is very false. On the contrary, hot dogs are cooked sausages with pork, beef, or poultry fillings. Sometimes, a combination of meat and poultry fillings is used to spike the taste of the snack. The meats used are similar to the ones you buy at grocery shops.
Other key ingredients of hot dogs include water, spices – garlic, salt, sugar, ground mustard, white pepper, coriander and nutmeg.
Additionally, the United States has set strict guidelines that all manufacturers make a list of their hotdog ingredients. With over 15 billion hotdogs consumed annually, suppliers of hotdogs make huge sales round-the-clock. As a result of this rate of consumption, a lot of people are buying into the idea of starting up a hotdog making business.
Are there nutritional benefits to eating hotdogs?
Hotdog snack is best enjoyed with bread or ketchup. A consistent consumption of ketchup offers some healthy nutritional benefits. The meats and spices in hotdogs are a great source of protein, mineral, irons and vitamins. And, protein is a major contributor to the growth and development of the body system.
Meanwhile;
- Every pack of hotdog made from turkey contains 5.5 grams of protein;
- Every pack of hotdog made from beef contains more than 6 grams of protein;
- Every pack of hotdog made from chicken contains about 7 grams of protein.
In addition to that, you take in some amount of iron with each hotdog you consume. Iron helps to boost the immunity of the body. It also aids the circulation of sufficient oxygen around the body.
Therefore;
- Pork-based hotdogs supply about 2.81mg;
- Beefy hotdogs supply about 0.81mg;
- Turkey-based hotdogs supply 0.66; and
- Chicken-filled hotdogs contain about 0.53mg
