Meatless bacon bits vs Bacon, cooked

Meatless bacon bitsBacon, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

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

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

Calories, and where they come from

Meatless bacon bits100 cal

21 g · 6.7 g protein · 6 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 5.4 g fat

Bacon, cooked100 cal

20.7 g · 7.7 g protein · 0.39 g carbs (0.32 g sugars) · 7.4 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 calories 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%12.5%25%
  • Selenium1.6 µg · 10.5 µg
    3%19%
  • Niacin (B3)0.34 mg · 2.2 mg
    2%14%
  • Copper0.11 mg · 0.024 mg
    13%3%
  • Vitamin E1.4 mg · 0.087 mg
    10%1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.85 g · 2.5 g
    4%13%
  • Fiber2.1 g · 0 g
    8%0%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 20.5 mg
    0%7%
  • Folate26.7 µg · 0 µg
    7%0%
  • Vitamin B60.017 mg · 0.11 mg
    1%7%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein6.7 g · 7.7 g13%·15%
  • Total fat5.4 g · 7.4 g7%·9%
  • Carbohydrates6 g · 0.39 g2%·<1%
  • Sodiumlimit372 mg · 363 mg16%·16%
  • Potassium30.5 mg · 109 mg1%·2%
  • Calcium21.2 mg · 2.5 mg2%·<1%
  • Iron0.15 mg · 0.23 mg1%·1%
  • Magnesium20 mg · 7 mg5%·2%
  • Phosphorus45.6 mg · 83.1 mg4%·7%
  • Zinc0.39 mg · 0.68 mg4%·6%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 2.3 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0.4 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0.083 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.13 mg · 0.12 mg11%·10%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.015 mg · 0.048 mg1%·4%
  • Vitamin B120.25 µg · 0.23 µg11%·9%
  • Choline28.3 mg · 18.5 mg5%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Meatless bacon bits (SR Legacy 169893), Bacon, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2705885). 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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