Emu vs. Pork bacon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between emu and pork bacon?

Emu is higher in iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2, yet pork bacon is higher in fats, phosphorus, and selenium.
Pork bacon's daily need coverage for sodium is 91% more.
Emu has 5 times more iron than pork bacon. While emu has 6.89mg of iron, pork bacon has only 1.49mg.
The amount of saturated fat in emu is lower.

We used Emu, full rump, cooked, broiled and Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked types in this article.

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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.

Emu

Pork bacon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.3%
Contains more IronIron	+362.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+56.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+63.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+56.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.2%

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.

Emu

Pork bacon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+23.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+157%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+253%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+219.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+89.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+266.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+23.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~10.623mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	110mg	2193mg	91%
Iron	6.89mg	1.49mg	68%
Fats	2.68g	43.27g	62%
Saturated fat	0.87g	14.187g	61%
Vitamin B5	3.647mg	1.033mg	52%
Vitamin B6	0.987mg	0.309mg	52%
Monounsaturated fat	1.079g	19.065g	45%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	1.16µg	43%
Vitamin B2	0.645mg	0.251mg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.613g	4.859g	28%
Phosphorus	323mg	506mg	26%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		4.088g	24%
Choline		119.3mg	22%
Calories	168kcal	548kcal	19%
Selenium	52.1µg	59µg	13%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.21g	13%
Copper	0.285mg	0.182mg	11%
Zinc	4.32mg	3.36mg	9%
Cholesterol	129mg	107mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.43mg	0.348mg	7%
Potassium	324mg	539mg	6%
Protein	33.67g	35.73g	4%
Folate	10µg	2µg	2%
Magnesium	34mg	30mg	1%
Vitamin A	3µg	11µg	1%
Manganese	0.036mg	0.022mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	6.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	50kcal	153kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	60g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.35g	N/A
Carbs	0g	1.35g	0%
Calcium	7mg	10mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.32mg	0%
Vitamin B3	10.569mg	10.623mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.222mg	0.299mg	0%
Threonine	0.965mg	1.399mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.094mg	1.676mg	0%
Leucine	1.859mg	2.782mg	0%
Lysine	1.981mg	2.964mg	0%
Methionine	0.638mg	0.795mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.961mg	1.417mg	0%
Valine	1.121mg	1.901mg	0%
Histidine	0.737mg	1.343mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.015g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.003g	0.199g	N/A