Beef bacon, cooked vs Turkey bacon, microwaved

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 22 g of beef bacon, cooked or 27 g of turkey bacon, microwaved. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in beef bacon, cooked: vitamin B12 and saturated fat. More in turkey bacon, microwaved: sodium, cholesterol, phosphorus (2.2×) and niacin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Beef bacon, cooked100 cal

22.3 g · 7 g protein · 0.31 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 7.7 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

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.

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  • Vitamin B1232% vs 21%

    0.77 µg vs 0.51 µg

  • Sodiumlimit15% vs 24%

    334 mg vs 549 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit16% vs 9%

    3.2 g vs 1.9 g

  • Cholesterollimit9% vs 14%

    26.5 mg vs 41.6 mg

  • Phosphorus4% vs 9%

    52.6 mg vs 113 mg

  • Niacin (B3)9% vs 14%

    1.4 mg vs 2.2 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein7 g · 8 g14%·16%
  • Total fat7.7 g · 7 g10%·9%
  • Carbohydrates0.31 g · 1.2 g<1%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium91.8 mg · 181 mg2%·4%
  • Calcium2 mg · 44.3 mg<1%·3%
  • Iron0.7 mg · 0.71 mg4%·4%
  • Magnesium6 mg · 8.2 mg1%·2%
  • Zinc1.4 mg · 1.3 mg13%·12%
  • Copper0.026 mg · 0.032 mg3%·4%
  • Selenium6 µg · 7.7 µg11%·14%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 5.2 µg0%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.045 µg · 0.33 µg<1%·2%
  • Vitamin E0.065 mg · 0.038 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.62 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.02 mg · 0.013 mg2%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.058 mg · 0.11 mg4%·8%
  • Vitamin B60.069 mg · 0.1 mg4%·6%
  • Folate1.8 µg · 4.1 µg<1%·1%
  • Choline26.5 mg · 23.9 mg5%·4%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Beef bacon, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2705856), 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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