Bacon vs turkey bacon
In short
Gram for gram, there are 32% more calories in bacon than in turkey bacon (484 vs 368 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in bacon: thiamin (11×), selenium, saturated fat, protein and 3 more. More in turkey bacon: vitamin B12, cholesterol, riboflavin, zinc and 4 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
37.4 g protein · 1.9 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 35.8 g fat
29.5 g protein · 4.2 g carbs (4.2 g sugars) · 25.9 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 g 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.
- Thiamin (B1)0.56 mg · 0.049 mg47%4%
- Selenium50.7 µg · 28.5 µg92%52%
- Vitamin B121.1 µg · 1.9 µg45%78%
- Saturated fatlimit12.3 g · 6.9 g61%35%
- Cholesterollimit99 mg · 153 mg33%51%
- Protein37.4 g · 29.5 g75%59%
- Niacin (B3)10.5 mg · 8.1 mg65%51%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.23 mg · 0.4 mg18%31%
- Total fat35.8 g · 25.9 g46%33%
- Zinc3.3 mg · 4.7 mg30%43%
- Calcium12 mg · 163 mg1%13%
- Sodiumlimit1,757 mg · 2,021 mg76%88%
- Vitamin B60.54 mg · 0.37 mg31%22%
- Iron1.1 mg · 2.6 mg6%15%
- Vitamin D0.4 µg · 1.2 µg2%6%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Carbohydrates1.9 g · 4.2 g1%·2%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium528 mg · 666 mg11%·14%
- Magnesium34 mg · 30 mg8%·7%
- Phosphorus402 mg · 416 mg32%·33%
- Copper0.12 mg · 0.12 mg13%·13%
- Vitamin A11 µg · 19 µg1%·2%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.42 mg · 0.14 mg3%·1%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Folate0 µg · 15 µg0%·4%
- Choline89.5 mg · 87.9 mg16%·16%
From USDA FoodData Central: Bacon, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2705885), Cooked turkey bacon (Survey (FNDDS) 2706135). 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.