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

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What are the differences between ground chicken and turkey bacon?

Ground chicken is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, protein, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B1, yet turkey bacon is higher in vitamin B12, fats, and calcium.
Turkey bacon's daily need coverage for sodium is 43% more.
Ground chicken has 4 times more vitamin B1 than turkey bacon. While ground chicken has 0.121mg of vitamin B1, turkey bacon has only 0.03mg.
The amount of sodium in ground chicken is lower.

We used Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Turkey bacon, unprepared 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.

Ground chicken

Turkey bacon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+94%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+900%
Contains more IronIron	+50.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+32.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+10.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.068mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~222mg

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

Turkey bacon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+303.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+76.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+96.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+120.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+133.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	75mg	1069mg	43%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	1.19µg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.244mg	23%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	4.032mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	4.699g	17%
Protein	23.28g	15.94g	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g	4.197g	14%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.675mg	13%
Choline	59mg		11%
Potassium	677mg	349mg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g	0.241g	10%
Fats	10.92g	16.93g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.03mg	8%
Cholesterol	107mg	86mg	7%
Calcium	8mg	80mg	7%
Iron	0.93mg	1.4mg	6%
Zinc	1.92mg	2.54mg	6%
Saturated fat	3.11g	4.52g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.237mg	5%
Magnesium	28mg	16mg	3%
Selenium	14.3µg	15.8µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	6.223g	3%
Calories	189kcal	226kcal	2%
Phosphorus	234mg	222mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.11mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Folate	2µg	10µg	2%
Carbs	0g	1.89g	1%
Copper	0.062mg	0.068mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	10µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	142kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.89g	N/A
Manganese	0.016mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g	0.184g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg		0%
Threonine	0.97mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg		0%
Leucine	1.816mg		0%
Lysine	2.014mg		0%
Methionine	0.596mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg		0%
Valine	1.102mg		0%
Histidine	0.706mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.013g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g	0.027g	N/A