/ / Red Hot Dogs - Jordan's Natural Casing Red Frankfurters - 3 lb

Red Hot Dogs - Jordan's Natural Casing Red Frankfurters - 3 lb

Contains FD&C red dyes

These beef-and-pork frankfurters use a natural lamb casing for their snap. They contain corn syrup, sodium nitrite and food dyes, with 450 mg of sodium per hot dog.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeKetoContains corn
$39.99 3 lb · lowest price at Maine Lobster Now
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
170caloriesPer serving · 1 hot dog (56g)
Protein
7g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
450mg▲
Saturated fat
6g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Beef and pork, water, corn syrup, salt, potassium lactate, flavorings (including extractives of paprika), dextrose, sodium diacetate, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), sodium nitrite, FD&C Red #40 and Red #3, in a natural lamb casing
42 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%63
Ingredients · counts 25%31
Processing · counts 25%28
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 42
Nutrition 63 · Compared with other processed meats: more saturated fat (6 g), less sodium (450 mg), less protein (7 g) per 1 hot dog
Ingredients 31 · Corn syrup, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Red 40 (synthetic dye, −15); Red 3 (synthetic dye, −15); 2 more
Processing 28 · Corn syrup, flavorings, nitrite and added food dyes make this a highly processed frankfurter
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices are stated for the beef or pork
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but flavorings are not fully specified
Corn syrup
Sodium nitrite
FD&C Red #40 and #3
450 mg sodium per hot dog
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for corn syrup
Moderate, evolving−30 for red 40, red 3
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef and pork Water Corn syrup Salt Potassium lactate Flavorings (including extractives of paprika) Dextrose Sodium diacetate Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) Sodium nitrite FD&C Red #40 and Red #3 In a natural lamb casing
12 ingredients 2 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 high risk
Sodium or potassium nitrite (E250, E249)PreservativeHigh risk
Can form nitrosamines in cured meat; IARC classifies processed meat as carcinogenic (Group 1), with nitrites a likely contributor.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (E300)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin C, used to keep colour and freshness; safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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