Turkey bacon, microwaved vs Bacon, cooked

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 27 g of turkey bacon, microwaved or 21 g of bacon, cooked. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in turkey bacon, microwaved: vitamin B12 (2.3×), sodium, cholesterol (2×), zinc and riboflavin (2.3×). More in bacon, cooked: thiamin (8.7×) and selenium. 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, 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

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%
  • Vitamin B1221% vs 9%

    0.51 µg vs 0.23 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)1% vs 10%

    0.013 mg vs 0.12 mg

  • Sodiumlimit24% vs 16%

    549 mg vs 363 mg

  • Cholesterollimit14% vs 7%

    41.6 mg vs 20.5 mg

  • Zinc12% vs 6%

    1.3 mg vs 0.68 mg

  • Selenium14% vs 19%

    7.7 µg vs 10.5 µg

  • Riboflavin (B2)8% vs 4%

    0.11 mg vs 0.048 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein8 g · 7.7 g16%·15%
  • Total fat7 g · 7.4 g9%·9%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.9 g · 2.5 g9%·13%
  • Carbohydrates1.2 g · 0.39 g<1%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium181 mg · 109 mg4%·2%
  • Calcium44.3 mg · 2.5 mg3%·<1%
  • Iron0.71 mg · 0.23 mg4%·1%
  • Magnesium8.2 mg · 7 mg2%·2%
  • Phosphorus113 mg · 83.1 mg9%·7%
  • Copper0.032 mg · 0.024 mg4%·3%
  • Vitamin A5.2 µg · 2.3 µg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.33 µg · 0.083 µg2%·<1%
  • Vitamin E0.038 mg · 0.087 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Niacin (B3)2.2 mg · 2.2 mg14%·14%
  • Vitamin B60.1 mg · 0.11 mg6%·7%
  • Folate4.1 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Choline23.9 mg · 18.5 mg4%·3%

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

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