Turkey bacon, microwaved vs Bacon and beef sticks

Turkey bacon, microwavedBacon and beef sticks
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 27 g of turkey bacon, microwaved or 19 g of bacon and beef sticks. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in turkey bacon, microwaved: sodium, niacin (2.3×), cholesterol (2.1×), phosphorus (4.1×) and 5 more. More in bacon and beef sticks: thiamin (8.7×) and saturated fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Turkey bacon, microwaved100 cal

27.2 g · 8 g protein · 1.2 g carbs (1.2 g sugars) · 7 g fat

Bacon and beef sticks100 cal

19.3 g · 5.6 g protein · 0.15 g carbs (0.15 g sugars) · 8.5 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%
  • Sodiumlimit549 mg · 275 mg
    24%12%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.013 mg · 0.12 mg
    1%10%
  • Niacin (B3)2.2 mg · 0.94 mg
    14%6%
  • Cholesterollimit41.6 mg · 19.7 mg
    14%7%
  • Phosphorus113 mg · 27.5 mg
    9%2%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.9 g · 3.1 g
    9%15%
  • Vitamin B120.51 µg · 0.37 µg
    21%15%
  • Zinc1.3 mg · 0.62 mg
    12%6%
  • Selenium7.7 µg · 5 µg
    14%9%
  • Protein8 g · 5.6 g
    16%11%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.11 mg · 0.055 mg
    8%4%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat7 g · 8.5 g9%·11%
  • Carbohydrates1.2 g · 0.15 g<1%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium181 mg · 74.5 mg4%·2%
  • Calcium44.3 mg · 2.7 mg3%·<1%
  • Iron0.71 mg · 0.36 mg4%·2%
  • Magnesium8.2 mg · 3.3 mg2%·1%
  • Copper0.032 mg · 0.015 mg4%·2%
  • Manganese0.009 mg · 0.007 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A5.2 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.31 µg0%·<1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.27 mg · 0.21 mg5%·4%
  • Vitamin B60.1 mg · 0.097 mg6%·6%
  • Folate4.1 µg · 0.39 µg1%·<1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Turkey bacon, microwaved (SR Legacy 171639), 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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