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Plant dog

Växtbaserad korv

This plant dog is the rice-protein hot dog IKEA introduced in Sweden in 2023. [1]

Swedish launch documented October 25, 2023. The current generic veggie-hot-dog listing does not establish whether this rice-protein recipe remains available.

REPORTED PRICE5.00 SEK(≈ $0.50 USD)One plant hot dog; serving mass unspecified · Swedish restaurant web menu · report published 2023-10-25; sale date unknown

Nutrition: no verified local serving data.

Official IKEA photograph of its rice-protein plant hot dog in a bun. Representative product image; store and capture date unspecified.
Official IKEA photograph of its rice-protein plant hot dog in a bun. Representative product image; store and capture date unspecified. · Foto: IKEA. IKEA_Plant -based hot dog_PE910345.jpg, IKEA Sweden press image bank. · Media-use terms · Original image displayed in full without changes.
THE RECORD

identity

Onion, apple, seasoning and smoky flavor give it a sausage-like profile. An algae-derived casing was developed to provide the snap associated with biting a conventional hot dog. [1]

THE RECORD

history

The Swedish announcement sets October 25, 2023 as the launch day across the country’s then twenty-one IKEA stores. It presented the plant dog as an addition alongside existing sausages. The page has since been edited, so this record preserves the launch statement as it appears in the retrieved version. [1]

IKEA’s product developer Taro Kondo described the goal as matching the meat hot dog’s appearance, flavor and texture. The global introduction discussed a European rollout before wider international expansion; the Swedish announcement supplies the more precise local date. [2] [1]

THE RECORD

nutrition

No verified nutrition panel for the Swedish sausage-and-bun serving was found. The U.S. plant dog has its own label and serving mass, which cannot be transferred to Sweden simply because the products share a name and recipe concept. [1]

No serving-specific nutrition verified.

THE RECORD

prices

The table records the historical rice-protein plant-dog launch. A later bistro listing also prices a veggie hot dog at 5 SEK, but gives no ingredients establishing the same recipe. The matching amount does not prove a current price for this plant dog. [1] [4]

THE RECORD

distinctions

The rice-protein plant dog differs from IKEA’s vegetable dog, which contains kale, lentils, quinoa, onion and wheat protein. Similar names conceal different recipes; the two sausages do not have interchangeable nutrition values. [3] [1]

Descriptions of mild smokiness and a convincing snap come from the product’s maker. They explain the design target, but are not an independent tasting verdict or a consensus among diners. [2]

DATE & PLACE

Local evidence

Price observations

  • 5.00 SEK(≈ $0.50 USD) · One plant hot dog; serving mass unspecified · Swedish restaurant web menu · report published 2023-10-25; sale date unknown. Historical Swedish launch price; not current price or nutrition serving specification. [1]

Nutrition observations

Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑

Last checked 2026-10-10 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.

CHECK THE TICKET

Sources & photo rights

The Swedish launch release supports the date, recipe outline and historical price. The developer interview explains the sensory goal. The current bistro menu leaves recipe continuity unresolved. The official press photograph depicts the plant dog and bun, without proving a particular store, capture date or serving weight. [1] [2] [4]

  1. 1. IKEA lanserar ny växtbaserad korv Open original source

    IKEA · Published 2023-10-25 · Checked 2026-10-10 UTC. Page last editedJune3,2025; current body retrieved2026.2023price is historical, not current offer.

    Supporting section

    Launch paragraphs, Fakta, link to high-resolution picture bank.

  2. 2. So very hot dog-ish! Open original source

    IKEA · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-10 UTC. Operator design goals, not independent taste consensus. Summer Europe rollout not exact Swedish launch date.

    Supporting section

    Meet the maker and Full of good stuff.

  3. 3. Veggie hot dog: plant-based goodness Open original source

    IKEA · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-10 UTC. US/global product comparison only; not proof of current Swedish menu recipe.

    Supporting section

    Ingredient paragraph.

  4. 4. Swedish Bistro menu Open original source

    IKEA · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-10 UTC. Undated web listing. Local variation. Generic veggie label does not resolve2023rice-protein plant-dog continuity.

    Supporting section

    Full menu opened, Fika and Dryck plus hot-dog labels.