Pork loin vs. Turkey bacon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pork loin and turkey bacon

Pork loin has more vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6; however, turkey bacon has more vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pork loin is 73% higher.
Turkey bacon has 2 times less selenium than pork loin. Pork loin has 33.2µg of selenium, while turkey bacon has 15.8µg.
Pork loin is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Turkey bacon, unprepared.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pork loin

Turkey bacon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+110.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+344.4%
Contains more IronIron	+77.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+46%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+72.7%

~equal in Potassium ~349mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pork loin

Turkey bacon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2903.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+93.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+124.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.237mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.675mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.901mg	0.03mg	73%
Sodium	50mg	1069mg	44%
Selenium	33.2µg	15.8µg	32%
Vitamin B12	0.53µg	1.19µg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.34g	4.699g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.472mg	0.244mg	18%
Choline	69.7mg		13%
Cholesterol	63mg	86mg	8%
Iron	0.79mg	1.4mg	8%
Protein	19.74g	15.94g	8%
Zinc	1.74mg	2.54mg	7%
Fats	12.58g	16.93g	7%
Calcium	18mg	80mg	6%
Phosphorus	197mg	222mg	4%
Vitamin D	21IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Vitamin B3	4.58mg	4.032mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	5.61g	6.223g	2%
Folate	1µg	10µg	2%
Saturated fat	4.36g	4.52g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.723mg	0.675mg	1%
Calories	198kcal	226kcal	1%
Vitamin B2	0.248mg	0.237mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.11mg	1%
Vitamin A	2µg	10µg	1%
Copper	0.056mg	0.068mg	1%
Magnesium	21mg	16mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.89g	1%
Vitamin C	0.6mg		1%
Net carbs	0g	1.89g	N/A
Potassium	356mg	349mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat		0.184g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.244mg		0%
Threonine	0.891mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.91mg		0%
Leucine	1.572mg		0%
Lysine	1.766mg		0%
Methionine	0.514mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg		0%
Valine	1.064mg		0%
Histidine	0.77mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.013g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.027g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		4.197g	N/A