Bacon vs turkey bacon
In short
One serving each: 39 calories in bacon (1 medium slice (yield after cooking), 8 g), 40 calories in turkey bacon (1 medium slice (yield after cooking), 11 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in turkey bacon: vitamin B12 (2.4×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 medium slice (yield after cooking) (8 g) · 3 g protein · 0.15 g carbs (0.13 g sugars) · 2.9 g fat
1 medium slice (yield after cooking) (11 g) · 3.2 g protein · 0.47 g carbs (0.47 g sugars) · 2.8 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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.
- Vitamin B120.087 µg · 0.21 µg4%9%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein3 g · 3.2 g6%·6%
- Total fat2.9 g · 2.8 g4%·4%
- Saturated fatlimit0.98 g · 0.76 g5%·4%
- Cholesterollimit7.9 mg · 16.8 mg3%·6%
- Carbohydrates0.15 g · 0.47 g<1%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit141 mg · 222 mg6%·10%
- Potassium42.2 mg · 73.3 mg1%·2%
- Calcium0.96 mg · 17.9 mg<1%·1%
- Iron0.09 mg · 0.29 mg<1%·2%
- Magnesium2.7 mg · 3.3 mg1%·1%
- Phosphorus32.2 mg · 45.8 mg3%·4%
- Zinc0.26 mg · 0.52 mg2%·5%
- Copper0.009 mg · 0.013 mg1%·1%
- Selenium4.1 µg · 3.1 µg7%·6%
- Vitamin A0.88 µg · 2.1 µg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0.032 µg · 0.13 µg<1%·1%
- Vitamin E0.034 mg · 0.015 mg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.045 mg · 0.005 mg4%·<1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.019 mg · 0.044 mg1%·3%
- Niacin (B3)0.84 mg · 0.89 mg5%·6%
- Vitamin B60.043 mg · 0.041 mg3%·2%
- Folate0 µg · 1.6 µg0%·<1%
- Choline7.2 mg · 9.7 mg1%·2%
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.