Best Low Carb & Keto Hot Dog Buns to Buy

See our review of the most popular low-carb and keto hot dog buns that you can buy at the store or online!

Buying low-carb and keto-friendly hot dog buns can be tricky. Sure, you can find low-carb and keto-friendly hot dog buns at the store or online (which is exciting) but, unfortunately, most of the hot dog buns aren't there yet in terms of taste and ingredients. Because of this, we're sticking with no-bun hot dogs or romaine lettuce buns until better options come to market.

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Review and Ranking of Low Carb Hot Dog Buns

Here is our review of low-carb and keto hot dog buns based on taste and ingredients. This review and ranking includes personal opinions, so please take them with a grain of salt. We'd love to hear your feedback on low-carb hot dog buns in the comments below.

1. Carbonaut White Hot Dog Buns

Carboanaut is one of the few hot dog buns with clean, keto-friendly ingredients. That said, these buns do not taste similar to regular hot buns. Rather, they taste somewhat sour and flavorless and are dry in texture. They're also a little smaller than regular hot dog buns. But, they certainly look and feel like regular hot dog buns. If you don't mind the strange taste that sometimes comes with keto or low-carb breads, then you may not mind these buns. We weren't able to find these on Amazon at the time of purchase and bought a pack from netrition.com for $7 (6 buns).

Net carbs: 2 grams net carbs (11 grams total carbs, 9 grams fiber)

Ingredients: wheat protein, resistant potato starch, flax meal, bamboo fiber, high oelic sunflower oil, yeast, chicory root fiber, pea fiber, psyllium husk, cultured wheat starch, salt, citric acid, ascorbic acid

Pros:
- Keto-friendly ingredients
- Soft; look and feel like regular hot dog buns
- Low in net carbs
- Affordable price on some websites

Cons:
- Sour, lack flavor, strange aftertaste
- Dry texture
- Smaller than regular hot dog buns
- Not always available at larger online stores

2. Kroger Carbmaster White Hot Dog Buns

Kroger makes Carbmaster hot dog buns, which are higher in carbs than a few other buns on this list and may be more appropriate for a low-carb diet. Each bun is 4 net carbs and the top ingredient in these buns is modified wheat starch (which may not fit strict keto diets).

However, if you don't mind the higher carbs (and simply follow a low-carb diet), these are the best tasting buns on this list. That's because they taste like regular, wheat hot dog buns. They're also soft in texture and similar in size to that of a regular hot dog bun.

Net carbs: 4 grams net carbs (17 grams total carbs, 13 grams fiber)

Ingredients: modified wheat starch, water, wheat protein isolate, pea protein, wheat flour, palm oil, contains 2% or less of: dextrose, yeast, salt, vinegar, DATEM, natural flavor, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, calcium propionate (preservative), sucralose

Pros:
- Great taste; tastes like real, wheat hot dog buns
- Soft texture, similar in size to regular hot dog bun
- Can purchase from Kroger stores for $5 or less per pack (8 buns)

Cons:
- Only sold at Kroger stores
- Higher in carbs (4 net carbs per bun)
- First ingredient is modified wheat starch, which may not fit strict keto diets

3. Great Low Carb Bread Co. Hot Dog Buns

Great Low Carb Bread Co. Hot Dog Buns do not resemble regular hot dog buns in terms of taste and texture. However, we didn't mind the flavor too much, which is similar to chewy, sourdough dinner rolls. The buns are a tougher in texture and smaller in size than regular hot dog buns. The ingredients include modified wheat starch, which is not keto-friendly and may impact blood glucose levels. If you follow a strict keto diet, then you may want to pass these up.

Net carbs: 2 grams net carbs (16 grams total carbs, 14 grams fiber)

Ingredients: water, vital wheat gluten, oat fiber, almond flour, flax seed meal, wheat fiber, wheat protein isolate, modified wheat starch, virgin olive oil, yeast, calcium propionate, enzyme, vinegar, salt, stevia

Pros:
- Taste is okay; buns taste similar to chewy, sourdough dinner rolls
- Low in net carbs (however ingredients include modified wheat starch)
- Can order from Amazon

Cons:
- Not similar in taste or texture to that of a regular hot dog bun
- Smaller than regular hot dog buns
- Expensive; a bag of 6 buns currently sells for $19 on Amazon
- Ingredients include modified wheat starch, which may not fit strict keto diets

4. Thin Slim Foods Hot Dog Buns

Thin Slim Foods Hot Dog Buns are another hot dog bun that tastes similar to chewy, sourdough dinner rolls. They're thinner in size (similar to a breadstick) and are tougher and chewier in texture. Like many other hot dog buns on this list, the ingredients include modified wheat starch, which may not fit strict keto diets. However, the buns are lower in net carbs.

Net carbs: 0 grams (14 grams of total carbs, 14 grams of fiber)

Ingredients: wheat protein isolate, vital wheat gluten, oat fiber, modified wheat starch, flaxseed meal, olive oil, chicory root, yeast, salt, apple cider vinegar.

Pros:
- Low in net carbs (however ingredients include modified wheat starch, which can impact blood glucose levels)
- Taste is okay — similar to chewy (and somewhat dry) sourdough dinner rolls
- Can order from Amazon

Cons:
- Does not taste similar to regular hot dog buns
- Texture is tough and chewy
- Smaller than regular hot dog buns (thin like a breadstick)
- Expensive; a bag of 6 buns currently sells for $13 on Amazon
- Ingredients include modified wheat starch, which may not fit strict keto diets

5. Oroweat Keto Hot Dog Buns

Oroweat Keto Hot Dog Buns are another big name breadmaker that sells low-carb hot dog buns at many grocers. These buns are higher in carbs than other buns and, like many other brands on this list, the ingredients aren't entirely keto-friendly (modified wheat start is a top ingredient). The buns have a strange sour taste like several other buns on this list, but at least they have a soft, decent texture. The price per pack is decent, too.

Net carbs: 6 grams (16 grams total carbs; 10 grams fiber)

Ingredients: water, modified wheat starch, wheat protein isolate, sunflower flour, soluble corn fiber, yeast, vegetable oil (soybean), oat fiber, inulin (chickory root fiber), salt, mono- and diglycerides, preservatives (calcium propionate, sorbic acid), soy lecithin, citric acid, guar gum, xantham gum, sesame seeds.

Pros:
- Soft texture, similar in size to regular hot dog bun
- Can purchase from many major grocers for $7 or less (8 buns in a pack)

Cons:
- Strange sour flavor
- Higher in carbs (6 net carbs per bun)
- Top ingredient is modified wheat starch, which which may not fit strict keto diets

6. Sola Golden Wheat Hot Dog Buns

Sola Golden Wheat Hot Dog Buns are higher in carbs than many other buns on this list at 6 net carbs per bun. We had higher expectations for Sola hot dog buns since we like to purchase Sola keto-friendly bread from time to time. However, we are not satisfied with the taste or texture of Sola hot dog buns. In addition, the ingredients include modified wheat starch, which may not fit strict keto diets.

Net carbs: 6 grams (19 grams total carbs; 13 grams fiber)

Ingredients: water, wheat gluten, modified wheat starch, olive pomace oil, wheat protein isolate, arrowroot flour, defatted soy flour, yeast, erythritol, inulin, sunflower kernels, oat fiber, organic flax seed meal, salt, distilled monoglycerides, preservatives (calcium propionate, sorbic acid), xantham gum, wheat flour, enzymes, stevia leaf extract.

Pros:
- Soft texture, similar in size to regular hot dog bun
- Easy to purchase from Amazon or Sola website

Cons:
- Strange sour flavor
- Dry texture
- Higher in carbs (6 net carbs per bun)
- Top ingredient is modified wheat starch, which may not fit strict keto diets.

7. Franz Keto Hot Dog Buns

Franz Keto Hot Dog Buns were our least favorite buns in this review due to their strange taste and dry texture. It's unfortunate since they're easy to find at many grocery stores nationwide. Although the net carbs are somewhat low, the ingredients include modified wheat starch and soybean oil, which may not fit strict keto diets. However, the buns are usually less $8 per pack.

Net carbs: 2 grams net carbs (17 grams total carbs, 16 grams fiber)

Ingredients: bun base (modified wheat starch, wheat gluten, inulin or chicory vegetable fiber, oat fiber, wheat protein isolate), water, yeast, soybean oil; contains 2% or less of each of the following: salt, distilled vinegar, ascorbic acid, fully hydrogentated soybean oil sorbic acid (mold inhibitor), calcium propionate (mold inhibitor), enzymes

Pros:
- Now available at many grocers for $8 or less
- Soft; look and feel like regular hot dog buns
- Lower in net carbs

Cons:
- Least favorite on the list due to strange sour flavor and aftertaste
- Dry texture
- First ingredient is modified wheat starch, which may not fit strict keto diets

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