The ingredients in Nathan's beef franks are beef, salt, water as well as sodium lactate, sorbitol, natural flavorings, sodium phosphates, hydrolyzed corn protein, paprika, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate and sodium nitrate.
Some variations of Nathan's beef franks such as the uncured all natural beef franks tend to have different ingredients such as natural flavoring, sugar, dehydrated garlic, vinegar, yeast extract, sea salt, cultured celery juice and even cherry powder.
Nathan's famous skinless beef franks are jumbo hot dogs and are made with 100 percent premium beef and contain no byproducts or fillers.
While Nathan's Famous Uncured All Natural Beef Franks are on the higher end of sodium levels compared to other brands, the Nathan's beef franks are free of artificial preservatives, phosphates and nitrites and they have lower sodium levels compared to Nathan's regular dogs.
Nathan's beef franks also have no added nitrates or nitrites and no fillers.
Nathan's hot dogs are also considered processed meat.
While some of Nathan's products are labeled "all-natural" and "uncured," they still do undergo processing to be made into the final product.
The term "processed" in this context refers to the methods used to transform raw ingredients into a consumable product, which can include procedures like curing, smoking, salting, and adding preservatives.