Bacon, cooked vs Meatless bacon bits

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 21 g of bacon, cooked or 21 g of meatless bacon bits. Most of the calories in bacon, cooked come from fat.

More in bacon, cooked: selenium (6.7×), niacin (6.4×), saturated fat (3×), cholesterol and vitamin B6 (6.6×). More in meatless bacon bits: copper (4.7×), vitamin E (17×), fiber and folate. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Bacon, cooked100 cal

20.7 g · 7.7 g protein · 0.39 g carbs (0.32 g sugars) · 7.4 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

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Selenium19% vs 3%

    10.5 µg vs 1.6 µg

  • Niacin (B3)14% vs 2%

    2.2 mg vs 0.34 mg

  • Copper3% vs 13%

    0.024 mg vs 0.11 mg

  • Vitamin E1% vs 10%

    0.087 mg vs 1.4 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit13% vs 4%

    2.5 g vs 0.85 g

  • Fiber0% vs 8%

    0 g vs 2.1 g

  • Cholesterollimit7% vs 0%

    20.5 mg vs 0 mg

  • Folate0% vs 7%

    0 µg vs 26.7 µg

  • Vitamin B67% vs 1%

    0.11 mg vs 0.017 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein7.7 g · 6.7 g15%·13%
  • Total fat7.4 g · 5.4 g9%·7%
  • Carbohydrates0.39 g · 6 g<1%·2%
  • Sodiumlimit363 mg · 372 mg16%·16%
  • Potassium109 mg · 30.5 mg2%·1%
  • Calcium2.5 mg · 21.2 mg<1%·2%
  • Iron0.23 mg · 0.15 mg1%·1%
  • Magnesium7 mg · 20 mg2%·5%
  • Phosphorus83.1 mg · 45.6 mg7%·4%
  • Zinc0.68 mg · 0.39 mg6%·4%
  • Vitamin A2.3 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.4 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0.083 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.13 mg10%·11%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.048 mg · 0.015 mg4%·1%
  • Vitamin B120.23 µg · 0.25 µg9%·11%
  • Choline18.5 mg · 28.3 mg3%·5%

From USDA FoodData Central: Bacon, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2705885), 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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