Bacon and beef sticks vs Meatless bacon bits

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 19 g of bacon and beef sticks or 21 g of meatless bacon bits. Most of the calories in bacon and beef sticks come from fat.

More in bacon and beef sticks: saturated fat (3.6×), cholesterol, selenium (3.2×), vitamin B12 and vitamin B6 (5.8×). More in meatless bacon bits: copper (7.3×), fiber, folate and sodium. 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

Meatless bacon bits100 cal

21 g · 6.7 g protein · 6 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 5.4 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%
  • Saturated fatlimit3.1 g · 0.85 g
    15%4%
  • Copper0.015 mg · 0.11 mg
    2%13%
  • Fiber0 g · 2.1 g
    0%8%
  • Cholesterollimit19.7 mg · 0 mg
    7%0%
  • Folate0.39 µg · 26.7 µg
    <1%7%
  • Selenium5 µg · 1.6 µg
    9%3%
  • Vitamin B120.37 µg · 0.25 µg
    15%11%
  • Vitamin B60.097 mg · 0.017 mg
    6%1%
  • Sodiumlimit275 mg · 372 mg
    12%16%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein5.6 g · 6.7 g11%·13%
  • Total fat8.5 g · 5.4 g11%·7%
  • Carbohydrates0.15 g · 6 g<1%·2%
  • Potassium74.5 mg · 30.5 mg2%·1%
  • Calcium2.7 mg · 21.2 mg<1%·2%
  • Iron0.36 mg · 0.15 mg2%·1%
  • Magnesium3.3 mg · 20 mg1%·5%
  • Phosphorus27.5 mg · 45.6 mg2%·4%
  • Zinc0.62 mg · 0.39 mg6%·4%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.4 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.31 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.13 mg10%·11%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.055 mg · 0.015 mg4%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.94 mg · 0.34 mg6%·2%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, vitamin D, vitamin E, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Bacon and beef sticks (SR Legacy 174602), Meatless bacon bits (SR Legacy 169893). 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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