Hot Dog Buns

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 ingredients to avoid

Publix Hot Dog Buns scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Publix Hot Dog Buns lists 13 ingredients, starting with Unbleached Enriched Flour, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Yeast and Wheat Gluten. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Publix Hot Dog Buns scores worse than most bakery we have scored. A higher-scoring option in bakery is Heidelberg Baking Co. Heidelberg Baking Co. Oat Bran Bread at 95/100.