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

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Significant differences between turkey bacon and turkey meat

Turkey bacon has more fats, vitamin B12, and calcium; however, turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, protein, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Turkey bacon covers your daily sodium needs 42% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat has 6 times less calcium than turkey bacon. Turkey bacon has 80mg of calcium, while turkey meat has 14mg.
Turkey meat contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Turkey bacon, unprepared and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Turkey bacon

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+471.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+46%
Contains more IronIron	+28.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+36.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+88.6%

~equal in Zinc ~2.48mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~223mg

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.

Turkey bacon

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+137.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+40.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+152.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1069mg	103mg	42%
Vitamin B3	4.032mg	9.573mg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.244mg	0.616mg	29%
Protein	15.94g	28.55g	25%
Selenium	15.8µg	29.8µg	25%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.699g	2.119g	17%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Fats	16.93g	7.39g	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	4.197g	1.841g	14%
Saturated fat	4.52g	2.155g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	6.223g	2.647g	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.241g	0.105g	9%
Cholesterol	86mg	109mg	8%
Calcium	80mg	14mg	7%
Vitamin B12	1.19µg	1.02µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.675mg	0.948mg	5%
Iron	1.4mg	1.09mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	30mg	3%
Potassium	349mg	239mg	3%
Copper	0.068mg	0.093mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.237mg	0.281mg	3%
Calories	226kcal	189kcal	2%
Vitamin D*		15 IU	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Carbs	1.89g	0.06g	1%
Zinc	2.54mg	2.48mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.045mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.1g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	142kcal	66kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	1.89g	0.06g	N/A
Phosphorus	222mg	223mg	0%
Vitamin A	10µg	12µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.07mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.014mg	0%
Folate	10µg	9µg	0%
Trans fat	0.184g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.291mg	0%
Threonine		1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.796mg	0%
Leucine		1.925mg	0%
Lysine		2.282mg	0%
Methionine		0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.903mg	0%
Valine		0.902mg	0%
Histidine		0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.006g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.01g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.013g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.027g	0.014g	N/A