Gluten-Free Hot Dog Brands for Your Cookout (2024)

Hot dogs make a quick meal for kids and adults and can be fun to cook on the grill. Fortunately for those with celiac disease and non-celiacgluten sensitivity, plenty of hot dogs meet the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's definition of gluten-free, meaning they contain less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten.

Although you might not be able to find all of these brands at your local supermarket, you should be able to find at least one or two. Gluten-free hot dog brands include:

• Applegate Farms
• Bar-S
• Boar's Head
• Dietz & Watson
• Kunzler
• Nathan's Famous
• Organic Prairie
• Sabrett
• Wellshire Farms

Gluten-Free Hot Dog Brands

Here's what hot dogs manufacturers say about their gluten-free hot dog status.

Applegate Farms

Applegate Farms produces seven types of hot dogs made from beef, chicken, and turkey. According to the company, all are considered gluten-free to at least 20 ppm,and there is no gluten used in the facility where the hot dogs are manufactured.

Ball Park

Ball Park Franks states that its hot dog labels will reflect the ingredients in the products, so check their hot dog nutrition information.

Bar-S

Bar-S hot dogs' beef, chicken, and turkey products are all gluten-free, whether you choose class, jumbo, or bun-length.

Boar's Head

Boar's Head, maker of lunch meats, cheeses, and other products as well as hot dogs, lists everything it makes as gluten-free. The company works with suppliers to ensure ingredients in its plants are gluten-free, a spokesperson says.

Dietz & Watson

Almost all of Dietz & Watson's products are gluten-free (avoid the scrapple and the bockwurst). The company is certified gluten-free by the National CeliacAssociation, guaranteeing its products contain fewer than 5 ppm of gluten.

Gwaltney

Gwaltney, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, does not use gluten ingredients in its hot dogs, according to the company.

Hebrew National

Hebrew National is a subsidiary of ConAgra Foods, which has a policy of disclosing any gluten ingredients on product labels. The company says gluten-free consumers should check labels for any ingredient from a wheat, barley, or rye source, which will be fully disclosed.

Hebrew National hot dogs are gluten-free, including jumbo beef franks, beef franks, and all-natural uncured beef franks.

Kunzler

Kunzler makes hot dogs, bacon, ham, and lunch meats. According to the company, its hot dogs contain only naturally gluten-free ingredients and are made in a separate gluten-free room.

Nathan's Famous

Nathan'shot dogs are considered gluten-free to at least 20 ppm. The company says it produces the products in a gluten-free facility.

Organic Prairie

Organic Valley brand Organic Prairie states that all its meats, including its hot dogs, are gluten-free. The company does note that the packaging of some of its meat products might contain corn gluten, so you should call the company for further information if you're also sensitive to corn.

Oscar Mayer

Oscar Mayer, a Kraft company, follows the Kraft policy of disclosing any gluten-containing ingredients on the product's label. Oscar Mayer makes gluten-free hot dogs; check the label to make sure the variety in your cart is free of gluten.

Sabrett

Sabrett's hot dogs are certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO), which means they contain less than 10 ppm of gluten.

Wellshire Farms

Wellshire Farms, an allergy-friendly company, makes many meat products, including gluten-free hot dogs. The company states: "We strive very hard to avoid any cross-contamination in our plants​ of​trace gluten."

A Word From Verywell

Multiple companies make gluten-free hot dogs, and two havetaken the extra step to get their productscertified gluten-free(which means those hot dogs meet more stringent standards and may contain lessgluten cross-contaminationthan non-certified products).

If you're sensitive to trace gluten, stick with Dietz & Watson's gluten-free hot dogs or Sabrett's gluten-free hot dogs, both of which are certified. Otherwise, you should be fine with any gluten-free hot dog makers on this list.Pick up somegluten-free hot dog buns and enjoy.