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REGIONAL ITEM HISTORY

Hot dog

A pork sausage in a wheat bun is the U.S. bistro’s basic hot dog. [2] [1]

Official national web listing checked October 1, 2026 UTC; effective date unspecified and store offerings vary.

DOCUMENTED PRICE$1.00One hot dog · United States · web listing checked 2026-10-01; effective date unknown
DOCUMENTED NUTRITION330 kcal1 hot dog with bun and toppings (168 g); pork sausage, wheat bun, ketchup and mustard · United States
Historical IKEA hot dog with pickles and crispy onions, partly eaten. Commons dates the image to October 27, 2012 from EXIF; store and country are unspecified. This is not a photograph of the current U.S. pork recipe or its 168 g serving.
Historical IKEA hot dog with pickles and crispy onions, partly eaten. Commons dates the image to October 27, 2012 from EXIF; store and country are unspecified. This is not a photograph of the current U.S. pork recipe or its 168 g serving. · Photo: Managementboy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. White balance corrected by JIP in 2021; no further editorial alterations. · License · Resized for web display.
THE RECORD

identity

Ketchup and mustard appear in its ingredient list. The vegetable-based veggie dog and rice-protein plant dog are separate alternatives. [2] [1]

THE RECORD

history

IKEA Museum traces an early checkout-counter experiment to Linköping in 1983. Summer worker Chatarina Berglund suggested selling hot dogs beside the ice cream; her manager supplied a small stove and ingredients, and the first batch sold out. Hot dogs spread through Swedish stores in the late 1980s. Ingvar Kamprad wanted the familiar snack priced well below city stands, making it an example of inexpensive everyday value. [3]

California reviews document the bistro hot dog in East Palo Alto in January 2004 and Emeryville in October 2008. Those local appearances establish part of the U.S. history, without identifying its first American sale. [6] [7]

THE RECORD

nutrition

The serving in the table includes the bun, ketchup and mustard. Wheat, soy and sesame are listed allergens. The untopped veggie- and plant-dog labels describe different servings. [2]

Documented nutrition for Hot dog
Nutrient1 hot dog with bun and toppings (168 g); pork sausage, wheat bun, ketchup and mustardUnited States
Calories330 kcal
fat14 g
saturated fat3 g
trans fat0 g
sodium1280 mg
carbohydrate38 g
fiber2 g
total sugars11 g
added sugars3 g
protein12 g
  • 1 hot dog with bun and toppings (168 g); pork sausage, wheat bun, ketchup and mustard: Undated official label checked October 1, 2026 UTC. It prints 300 mg cholesterol (100% Daily Value), an unusual value that remains unresolved and is omitted from the comparison table. The June 2026 Chowhound tasting describes beef and chicken at an unspecified location, while this U.S. ingredient list specifies pork. Source ↗
THE RECORD

prices

The table keeps the two historical California offers separate from the later national web-menu listing. Different stores and dates do not establish a national price reduction. [1] [6] [7]

THE RECORD

distinctions

Ksenia Prints found the hot dog satisfying for its price but less interesting than other dishes in her June 2026 tasting. She described a beef-and-chicken sausage at an unnamed location, while the U.S. ingredient page specifies pork. Her review is retained as a tasting account, not the U.S. recipe specification. [4] [2]

DATE & PLACE

Local evidence

Price observations

  • $1.00 · One hot dog · United States · web listing checked 2026-10-01; effective date unknown. Official national web listing checked October 1, 2026 UTC; effective date unspecified and store offerings vary. [1]
  • $0.75 · One Bistro hot dog · IKEA Cafe, East Palo Alto, California · report published 2004-01-16; sale date unknown. Historical local reported price. No current price, portion equivalence or national schedule inferred. [6]
  • $0.50 · One Exit Bistro hot dog · IKEA Emeryville, California · report published 2008-10-22; sale date unknown. Historical local reported price. No current price, portion equivalence or national schedule inferred. [7]

Nutrition observations

Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑

Last checked 2026-10-15 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.

CHECK THE TICKET

Sources & photo rights

The official label prints 300 mg cholesterol, an unusual figure held out of the comparison table pending reconciliation. The original value remains in the evidence record. The menu was checked October 1, 2026; its effective date is unstated. [2] [1]

The licensed photograph by Managementboy shows pickles and crispy onions on a historical serving. Its EXIF-derived date is October 27, 2012, with location unspecified. JIP later corrected its white balance. Those toppings and its unknown sausage recipe are separate from the U.S. label. [5]

  1. 1. IKEA U.S. bistro menu Open original source

    IKEA · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Undated national web page; no store inventory guarantee.

    Supporting section

    Hot entrees and desserts, complete menu

  2. 2. Official U.S. nutrition: Hot Dog Open original source

    IKEA · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Undated official label checked October 1, 2026 UTC. It prints 300 mg cholesterol (100% Daily Value), an unusual value that remains unresolved and is omitted from the comparison table. The June 2026 Chowhound tasting describes beef and chicken at an unspecified location, while this U.S. ingredient list specifies pork.

    Supporting section

    Expanded Nutrition Info; label LUIeE52OSf52RGIphb00 visually inspected

  3. 3. Do you speak hot dog? Open original source

    IKEA Museum · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Does not establish exact global first-sale or U.S. launch. Museum openly acknowledges uncertainty.

    Supporting section

    Opening, Testing in progress, Hot dog explosion

  4. 4. I tried 8 IKEA food court items and ranked them Open original source

    Ksenia Prints / Chowhound · Published 2026-06-30 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Exact store, country and visit date unspecified. One attributed tasting, not a national menu or aggregate review score.

    Supporting section

    Hot-dog section and tasting methodology

  5. 5. IKEA hotdog.jpeg Open original source

    Managementboy / JIP / Wikimedia Commons · Published 2013-05-03 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Historical representative IKEA hot dog. Its store, country, sausage formulation and portion are unknown; it does not establish the current U.S. serving. Photo by Managementboy, with a white-balance correction by JIP; licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.

    Supporting section

    Original file, own-work declaration, EXIF-derived date, license and revision history

  6. 6. Food for the masses Open original source

    Kate Blood / Mountain View Voice · Published 2004-01-16 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Publication date, not exact tasting. Individual review, not national menu. Related January9PaloAltoPDF indexed but direct extraction/screenshots failed; use openedJanuary16HTML.

    Supporting section

    Full restaurant review: child meals, pasta, bistro hot dog, dated header and store identification

  7. 7. Kottbullar and Chrome Open original source

    East Bay Express · Published 2008-10-22 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Visit date inferred year from dated article. No sandwich price or nutrient panel. Current extracted byline blank; do not assign photographer Chris Duffey as writer.

    Supporting section

    Full restaurant review: child meals, pasta, bistro hot dog, dated header and store identification