Chicken meat vs. Turkey bacon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken meat and turkey bacon

Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, protein, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, turkey bacon is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc.
Turkey bacon covers your daily need for sodium 43% more than chicken meat.
Chicken meat has 2 times more vitamin B3 than turkey bacon. While chicken meat has 8.487mg of vitamin B3, turkey bacon has only 4.032mg.
Chicken meat has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Turkey bacon, unprepared.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Turkey bacon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+51.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56.5%
Contains more IronIron	+11.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22%

~equal in Copper ~0.068mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Turkey bacon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+380%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+110%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+63.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+296.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	82mg	1069mg	43%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	1.19µg	37%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	4.032mg	28%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		4.197g	25%
Protein	27.3g	15.94g	23%
Selenium	23.9µg	15.8µg	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.241g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.244mg	12%
Choline	65.9mg		12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	4.699g	12%
Calcium	15mg	80mg	7%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.675mg	7%
Phosphorus	182mg	222mg	6%
Fats	13.6g	16.93g	5%
Zinc	1.94mg	2.54mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.237mg	5%
Potassium	223mg	349mg	4%
Vitamin A	48µg	10µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.03mg	3%
Saturated fat	3.79g	4.52g	3%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Iron	1.26mg	1.4mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	6.223g	2%
Calories	239kcal	226kcal	1%
Carbs	0g	1.89g	1%
Cholesterol	88mg	86mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.11mg	1%
Folate	5µg	10µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	142kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.89g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Copper	0.066mg	0.068mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat		0.184g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.305mg		0%
Threonine	1.128mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg		0%
Leucine	1.986mg		0%
Lysine	2.223mg		0%
Methionine	0.726mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg		0%
Valine	1.325mg		0%
Histidine	0.802mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.013g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.027g	N/A