Meatless bacon bits vs Bacon and beef sticks

In short

Gram for gram, there are 9% more calories in bacon and beef sticks than in meatless bacon bits (517 vs 476 in 100 g). Most of those in bacon and beef sticks come from fat.

More in meatless bacon bits: copper (6.7×), fiber, folate, magnesium (5.6×) and 5 more. More in bacon and beef sticks: saturated fat (3.9×), cholesterol, selenium (3.5×), vitamin B12 and 7 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Meatless bacon bits476 cal

32 g protein · 28.6 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 25.9 g fat

Bacon and beef sticks517 cal

29.1 g protein · 0.8 g carbs (0.8 g sugars) · 44.2 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.

0%50%100%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.1 g · 16 g
    20%80%
  • Copper0.54 mg · 0.08 mg
    60%9%
  • Fiber10.2 g · 0 g
    36%0%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 102 mg
    0%34%
  • Selenium7.4 µg · 26.1 µg
    13%47%
  • Folate127 µg · 2 µg
    32%1%
  • Vitamin B121.2 µg · 1.9 µg
    50%79%
  • Vitamin B60.08 mg · 0.5 mg
    5%29%
  • Total fat25.9 g · 44.2 g
    33%57%
  • Niacin (B3)1.6 mg · 4.9 mg
    10%30%
  • Magnesium95 mg · 17 mg
    23%4%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.07 mg · 0.28 mg
    5%22%
  • Sodiumlimit1,770 mg · 1,420 mg
    77%62%
  • Zinc1.9 mg · 3.2 mg
    17%29%
  • Carbohydrates28.6 g · 0.8 g
    10%<1%
  • Calcium101 mg · 14 mg
    8%1%
  • Iron0.72 mg · 1.9 mg
    4%10%
  • Phosphorus217 mg · 142 mg
    17%11%
  • Protein32 g · 29.1 g
    64%58%
  • Potassium145 mg · 385 mg
    3%8%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C1.9 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 1.6 µg0%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.6 mg · 0.6 mg50%·50%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Meatless bacon bits (SR Legacy 169893), Bacon and beef sticks (SR Legacy 174602). 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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