Ground chicken vs. Canadian bacon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between ground chicken and Canadian bacon

Ground chicken has more vitamin B6, fats, and vitamin B5, while Canadian bacon has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, protein, and phosphorus.
Canadian bacon's daily need coverage for selenium is 66% higher.
Canadian bacon contains 4 times less fats than ground chicken. Ground chicken contains 10.92g of fats, while Canadian bacon contains 2.78g.
The amount of cholesterol in Canadian bacon is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried.

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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.

Ground chicken

Canadian bacon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more IronIron	+66.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+252.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~27mg

~equal in Copper ~0.063mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.73mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.016mg

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.

Ground chicken

Canadian bacon

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+84.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+92.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+950%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+452.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.41mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	14.3µg	50.4µg	66%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.669mg	46%
Sodium	75mg	993mg	40%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.28mg	20%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	9.988mg	18%
Fats	10.92g	2.78g	13%
Cholesterol	107mg	67mg	13%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.72mg	12%
Phosphorus	234mg	309mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.485g	11%
Protein	23.28g	28.31g	10%
Potassium	677mg	999mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.185mg	9%
Saturated fat	3.11g	1.039g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	1.255g	9%
Choline	59mg	104.8mg	8%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g	0.36g	8%
Iron	0.93mg	0.56mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g	0.011g	4%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.43µg	3%
Calories	189kcal	146kcal	2%
Zinc	1.92mg	1.73mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0.2µg	2%
Carbs	0g	1.8g	1%
Vitamin D*		9 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Folate	2µg	4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	52kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	68g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.8g	N/A
Magnesium	28mg	27mg	0%
Calcium	8mg	7mg	0%
Sugar	0g	1.2g	N/A
Copper	0.062mg	0.063mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.41mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.016mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g	0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.332mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.294mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.479mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.764mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.158mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	1.134mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g	0.014g	N/A