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

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Summary of differences between ground chicken and pork bacon

Ground chicken has more vitamin B6, while pork bacon has more selenium, fats, phosphorus, protein, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Pork bacon covers your daily need for sodium 92% more than ground chicken.
Ground chicken contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than pork bacon. While ground chicken contains 0.538mg of vitamin B6, pork bacon contains only 0.309mg.
The amount of saturated fat in ground chicken is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked.

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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

Pork bacon

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more IronIron	+60.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+193.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+116.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+312.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

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

Pork bacon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+21.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+74.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2000%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+187.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+127.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	75mg	2193mg	92%
Selenium	14.3µg	59µg	81%
Fats	10.92g	43.27g	50%
Saturated fat	3.11g	14.187g	50%
Phosphorus	234mg	506mg	39%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	19.065g	35%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	1.16µg	27%
Protein	23.28g	35.73g	25%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	10.623mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.348mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	4.859g	19%
Calories	189kcal	548kcal	18%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.309mg	18%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g	4.088g	14%
Copper	0.062mg	0.182mg	13%
Zinc	1.92mg	3.36mg	13%
Choline	59mg	119.3mg	11%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g	0.21g	8%
Iron	0.93mg	1.49mg	7%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	1.033mg	6%
Potassium	677mg	539mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.251mg	4%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0.1µg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	11µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	6.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	153kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.35g	N/A
Carbs	0g	1.35g	0%
Cholesterol	107mg	107mg	0%
Magnesium	28mg	30mg	0%
Calcium	8mg	10mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.32mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.022mg	0%
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.299mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.399mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.676mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.782mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.964mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.795mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.417mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.901mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	1.343mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g	0.199g	N/A