Bacon and beef sticks vs Low sodium turkey bacon

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 19 g of bacon and beef sticks or 40 g of low sodium turkey bacon. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in bacon and beef sticks: thiamin (10×) and vitamin B12. More in low sodium turkey bacon: vitamin C, niacin (2.6×), cholesterol (2×) and selenium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Bacon and beef sticks100 cal

19.3 g · 5.6 g protein · 0.15 g carbs (0.15 g sugars) · 8.5 g fat

Low sodium turkey bacon100 cal

39.5 g · 5.3 g protein · 1.9 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 7.9 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 9.5 mg
    0%11%
  • Niacin (B3)0.94 mg · 2.5 mg
    6%15%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.011 mg
    10%1%
  • Cholesterollimit19.7 mg · 39.5 mg
    7%13%
  • Selenium5 µg · 7.7 µg
    9%14%
  • Vitamin B120.37 µg · 0.26 µg
    15%11%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein5.6 g · 5.3 g11%·11%
  • Total fat8.5 g · 7.9 g11%·10%
  • Saturated fatlimit3.1 g · 2.6 g15%·13%
  • Carbohydrates0.15 g · 1.9 g<1%·1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit275 mg · 356 mg12%·15%
  • Potassium74.5 mg · 61.7 mg2%·1%
  • Calcium2.7 mg · 4 mg<1%·<1%
  • Iron0.36 mg · 0.28 mg2%·2%
  • Magnesium3.3 mg · 7.5 mg1%·2%
  • Phosphorus27.5 mg · 57.3 mg2%·5%
  • Zinc0.62 mg · 0.64 mg6%·6%
  • Copper0.015 mg · 0.025 mg2%·3%
  • Manganese0.007 mg · 0.004 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 3.2 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.31 µg · 4.3 µg<1%·4%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.055 mg · 0.072 mg4%·6%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.21 mg · 0.24 mg4%·5%
  • Vitamin B60.097 mg · 0.16 mg6%·9%
  • Folate0.39 µg · 2.4 µg<1%·1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Bacon and beef sticks (SR Legacy 174602), Low sodium turkey bacon (SR Legacy 171640). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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