It may seem counterintuitive to have a post about Whole30 Approved Hot Dog brands… don’t hot dogs have a TON of grossness in them usually? Usually, yes.
But not always!
You’d be surprised how many delicious, Whole30 compliant hot dog brands are out there! This post is strictly for Whole30 Approved and Compliant hot dog brands… if you want to expand your search, you can also check out my post about Whole30 Approved Sausage brands!
We were vegetarian for five years before we started our first Whole30… and when we started to eat meat again, we made it a priority to eat Organic meat from sources we trust. We want to know the animals lead happy lives, were able to express their natural tendencies of grazing, rooting, etc outdoors, AND we want the farming practices to be good for the environment.
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My List of Whole30 Approved and Compliant Hot Dog Brands
Applegate Whole30 Approved Hot Dog varieties:
Applegate Organics® The Great Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dog™
(both the 10 oz and 14 oz varieties are Whole30 Approved)
Ingredients: Organic Grass-Fed Beef, Water. Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Sea Salt, Organic Spices, Organic Dehydrated Garlic, Organic Dehydrated Onion, Organic Paprika, Celery Powder.
Applegate Organics® The Great Organic Uncured Turkey Hot Dog™
Ingredients: Organic Turkey, Water. Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Sea Salt, Organic Paprika, Organic Dehydrated Onion, Organic Dehydrated Garlic, Organic Garlic, Organic Spices, Cultured Celery Juice Powder, Organic Cherry Powder.
Applegate Organics® The Great Organic Uncured Chicken Hot Dog
Ingredients: Organic Chicken, Water. Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Sea Salt, Organic Paprika, Organic Dehydrated Onion, Organic Spices, Organic Nutmeg Oil
Applegate Naturals® Uncured Turkey Hot Dog
Ingredients: Turkey, Water. Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Sea Salt, Vinegar, Spices, Paprika, Dehydrated Garlic , Dehydrated Onion, Celery Powder, Cherry Powder
Applegate Naturals® Uncured Beef Hot Dog
Ingredients: GRASS-FED Beef, Water. Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Sea Salt, Paprika, Dehydrated Onion, Spices, Nutmeg Oil, Celery Powder.
Applegate Naturals® Stadium Beef & Pork Hot Dog
Ingredients: Grass-Fed Beef, Pork, Water. Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Sea Salt, Paprika, Spices, Garlic, Onion, Celery Powder, Lamb Casing.
Find Applegate hot dogs near you using their Store Locator, or you can get them on Amazon here!
Pederson’s Whole30 Approved Hot Dog option:
Pederson’s No Sugar Added Beef Hot Dogs
Ingredients: Beef, Water, Less than 2% of: Salt, Vinegar, Celery Powder, Tapioca Starch, Natural Spices (including Paprika), Natural Flavors.
*This brand is an official Whole30 Approved partner.
Find Pederson’s hot dogs using their Store Locator!
Teton Waters Ranch
Teton Waters Ranch Uncured Beef Hot Dogs
Ingredients: Grass-Fed Beef, Water, Less than 2% of the following: Spices including Paprika, Sea Salt, Vinegar, Celery Powder, Garlic Powder, Cherry Powder, Onion Powder.
Teton Waters Ranch Mini Uncured Beef Hot Dogs
Ingredients: Grass-Fed Beef, Water, Less than 2% of the following: Spices including Paprika, Sea Salt, Vinegar, Celery Powder, Garlic Powder, Cherry Powder, Onion Powder.
Find Teton Waters Ranch hot dogs using their Store Locator.
My List of Whole30 Compliant Hot Dog Brands
Wellshire Farms:
Wellshire Farms Sugar Free Uncured Beef Franks
Ingredients: Beef, Water, Sea Salt, Vinegar (from Cane), Celery Powder, Onion, Garlic, Spices.
Wellshire Farms is exclusive to Whole Foods! Use their Store Locator here.
True Story
True Story Organic Grass-Fed Uncured Beef Hot Dog
Ingredients: Organic Beef, Water, 2% or Less of: Sea Salt, Organic Black Pepper, Organic Ginger, Organic Nutmeg, Organic Red Pepper, Organic Paprika, Organic Garlic, Organic Minced Onion, Organic Garlic Powder, Organic Onion Powder, Organic Coriander Oil, Potassium Lactate, Celery Powder.
Find out which stores carry True Foods or shop online via their website here
Boar’s Head:
Boar’s Head Uncured Beef Frankfurters With Natural Casing
Ingredients: Beef, Water, Less than 1.5% of Salt, Cultured Celery Powder, Natural Flavor, Paprika, Sea Salt, in a Sheep Casing.
Use the Store Locator to find Boar’s Head near you.
Brooklyn Hot Dog Company Hot Dogs:
Brooklyn Hot Dog Company Classic Beef Dog
Ingredients: Beef, water, mustard, paprika, pepper, coriander, garlic, sea salt, citrus powder, celery powder, cherry powder, sheep casing
Brooklyn Hot Dog Company Classic Beef & Pork Dog
Ingredients: Beef, pork, water, mustard, paprika, pepper, coriander, garlic, sea salt, citrus powder, celery powder, cherry powder, sheep casing
Brooklyn Hot Dog Company Pepperoni Dog
Ingredients: Beef, pork, water, sea salt, paprika, cayenne, mustard, anise, fennel, garlic, citrus powder, celery powder, cherry powder, sheep casing
Brooklyn Hot Dog Company Gyro Dog
Ingredients: Beef, pork, water, sea salt, coriander, paprika, parsley, oregano, thyme, garlic, citrus powder, celery powder, cherry powder, sheep casing
Brooklyn Hot Dog Company Buffalo Chicken Dog
Ingredients: Chicken, pork, water, cayenne, sea salt, black pepper, Buffalo sauce (vinegar, cayenne, salt, water, oil, paprika, garlic, natural butter flavors) celery powder, cherry powder, citrus powder, sheep casing
To find Brooklyn Hot Dog Company hot dogs, use their Store Locator, or shop online!
Hebrew National:
Hebrew National All Natural Kosher Beef Franks
Ingredients: Beef, Water, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Spice, Distilled Vinegar Powder, Paprika, Cultured Celery Powder, Garlic Powder, Cherry Powder, Sea Salt, Natural Flavorings
To find Hebrew National All Natural Kosher Beef Franks, use their Store Locator.
Trader Joe’s:
Trader Joe’s Organic Grass-Fed Uncured Beef Hot Dogs
Ingredients: Organic Beef, Water, Potassium Lactate, 2% or less of Sea Salt, Celery Powder, Organic Minced Onion, Organic Garlic, Organic Coriander, Organic White Pepper, Organic Nutmeg, Organic Mace, Organic Ginger
Find a Trader Joe’s near you using their Store Locator.
As you can tell from this post, I scoured the internet to try to be as comprehensive as possible with my list of Whole30 Compliant Hot Dog brands…
As I went through each and every hot dog I found, I tried to also compile a list of hot dogs I know for sure to NOT be Whole30 Compliant. The list above of Whole30 Compliant hot dogs IS very exhaustive, so if you don’t see a hot dog above, it’s likely because it’s not Whole30 compliant.
Here are some hot dogs brands I know are NOT Whole30 Approved:
- Hebrew National (soy protein, nitrites)
- Sabrett (sugar alcohol)
- Niman Ranch (dextrose, milk, nitrites)
- Ball Park
- Belcampo Meat Co
- Organic Prairie
- Oscar Meyer
- Coleman (sugar)
- Trader Joe’s Uncured Chicken Hot Dogs (sugar)
- Nathan’s Famous (sugar)
- Greenfield Natural Meat Co. (sugar)
- Kayem Old Thyme Hot Dogs (corn syrup)
- Dietz & Watson Natural Casing New York Beef Franks (sugar)
- Bistro Naturals (sugar)
- Continental Sausage Wieners (sugar)
- Frontiere Natural Cured Bison & Beef hot dogs (sugar)
- Shields Natural Casing Brown Franks (#allthethings)
- Caspers Hot Dogs (#allthethings)
- Seatltle Mariners Beef Franks (#allthethings)
- Deck Family Farm Hot Dogs
- Dearborn Brand (#allthethings)
- Let’s Be Frank Dogs (sugar)
- Gwaltney Hot Dogs (#allthethings)
- Eckrich Hot Dogs (#allthethings)
- Hoffy Hollywood’s Original (#allthethings)
- Koegel’s Vienna’s (#allthethings)
- Saugy (milk)
- Kunzler hot dogs (corn syrup)
- Sahlen Hot Dogs (#allthethings)
- H-E-B Natural (sugar)
- Pineland Farms (sugar)
- Usinger’s (sugar)
I frequently share Whole30 resources similar to this one: you can check them out here!