Bacon and beef sticks vs Turkey bacon, microwaved

Bacon and beef sticksTurkey bacon, microwaved
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 19 g of bacon and beef sticks or 27 g of turkey bacon, microwaved. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in bacon and beef sticks: thiamin (8.7×) and saturated fat. More in turkey bacon, microwaved: sodium, niacin (2.3×), cholesterol (2.1×), phosphorus (4.1×) and 5 more. 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

Turkey bacon, microwaved100 cal

27.2 g · 8 g protein · 1.2 g carbs (1.2 g sugars) · 7 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%
  • Sodiumlimit275 mg · 549 mg
    12%24%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.013 mg
    10%1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.94 mg · 2.2 mg
    6%14%
  • Cholesterollimit19.7 mg · 41.6 mg
    7%14%
  • Phosphorus27.5 mg · 113 mg
    2%9%
  • Saturated fatlimit3.1 g · 1.9 g
    15%9%
  • Vitamin B120.37 µg · 0.51 µg
    15%21%
  • Zinc0.62 mg · 1.3 mg
    6%12%
  • Selenium5 µg · 7.7 µg
    9%14%
  • Protein5.6 g · 8 g
    11%16%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.055 mg · 0.11 mg
    4%8%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat8.5 g · 7 g11%·9%
  • Carbohydrates0.15 g · 1.2 g<1%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium74.5 mg · 181 mg2%·4%
  • Calcium2.7 mg · 44.3 mg<1%·3%
  • Iron0.36 mg · 0.71 mg2%·4%
  • Magnesium3.3 mg · 8.2 mg1%·2%
  • Copper0.015 mg · 0.032 mg2%·4%
  • Manganese0.007 mg · 0.009 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 5.2 µg0%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0.31 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.21 mg · 0.27 mg4%·5%
  • Vitamin B60.097 mg · 0.1 mg6%·6%
  • Folate0.39 µg · 4.1 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), Turkey bacon, microwaved (SR Legacy 171639). 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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