A hot dog it’s a cooked sausage and also called a frankfurter, wiener, or bologna. Meat is the main component of hot dogs, which can be beef, pork, or fowl such as turkey or chicken. The meat, on the other hand, is derived from trimmings, which are bits and pieces of sliced flesh. Chicken trimmings, for example, are leftovers from dividing chicken into thighs and breast parts.
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In addition, hot dogs may include up to 15% mechanically separated pork and poultry. However, no bone particles should be present in hot dogs.
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According to the USDA, the technology used to create mechanically separated pig and poultry cannot crush or grind the bones; they must be removed almost intact. According to the Department of Agriculture, a hot dog may not include more than 30% fat, 10% water, or a mix of 40% fat and added water.
Remember that you must always follow some food safety rules. When you go home from the grocery store with hot dogs, immediately refrigerate or freeze them. If there is no product date, hot dogs can be securely stored in the refrigerator for two weeks in an unopened package; if opened, only one week.
Freeze hot dogs for no more than 1 or 2 months for optimal quality. Never leave hot dogs at room temperature for more than 2 hours and no more than 1 hour when the temperature rises beyond 90 °F. Also, you should also know how long to boil hot dogs?
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According to a peer-reviewed study published in the journal Nature, hot dogs are the least healthy of 5,800 foods, not least because they can have 14 grams of fat or more and as much as 500 grams of sodium – nearly one-fourth of the daily recommended intake.