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Olive oil vs Bacon
CALORIC DENSITY
Olive oil, salad or cooking
Bacon, pork, cured, ckd, brld, pan-fried or rstd, red na
8.84
5.41
4053
43378

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Olive oil
Bacon
Protein = 0g
Protein = 14g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Carbohydrates = 1g
Fat = 23g
Fat = 15g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 17g
Monounsaturated = 7g
Polyunsaturated = 2g
Polyunsaturated = 2g
Saturated Fat = 3g
Saturated Fat = 5g
Nutrient olive oil bacon
Protein 0g 14g
Carbohydrate 0g 1g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 23g 15g
Monounsat. Fat 17g 15g
Polyunsat. Fat 2g 2g
Saturated Fat 3g 5g
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 0%
Choline = 11%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 1%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 27%
Vitamin E = 1%
Vitamin K = 17%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientolive oilbacon
Choline0%11%
Vitamin A0%1%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E27%1%
Vitamin K17%0%

Olive oil have significantly more Vitamins E, K than bacon. Olive oil are a good source of Vitamin E. Bacon are a good source of Niacin, Vitamin B12, Phosphorus.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 0%
Vitamin B1 = 15%
Vitamin B2 = 0%
Vitamin B2 = 9%
Vitamin B3 = 0%
Vitamin B3 = 34%
Vitamin B5 = 0%
Vitamin B5 = 9%
Vitamin B6 = 0%
Vitamin B6 = 12%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 23%
Nutrientolive oilbacon
Vitamin B10%15%
Vitamin B20%9%
Vitamin B30%34%
Vitamin B50%9%
Vitamin B60%12%
Vitamin B120%23%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 0%
Sodium = 25%
Potassium = 0%
Potassium = 6%
Calcium = 0%
Calcium = 1%
Magnesium = 0%
Magnesium = 3%
Phosphorus = 0%
Phosphorus = 34%
Iron = 2%
Iron = 9%
Manganese = 0%
Manganese = 0%
Selenium = 0%
Selenium = 51%
Copper = 0%
Copper = 6%
Zinc = 0%
Zinc = 14%
Nutrientolive oilbacon
Sodium0%25%
Potasium0%6%
Calcium0%1%
Magnesium0%3%
Phosphorus0%34%
Iron2%9%
Manganese0%0%
Selenium0%51%
Copper0%6%
Zinc0%14%

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