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Pepperoni vs Bacon
CALORIC DENSITY
Pepperoni, pork, beef
Bacon, pork, cured, ckd, brld, pan-fried or rstd, red na
4.94
5.41
7057
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.
Pepperoni
Bacon
Protein = 9g
Protein = 14g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Carbohydrates = 1g
Fat = 18g
Fat = 15g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 7g
Monounsaturated = 7g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 2g
Saturated Fat = 6g
Saturated Fat = 5g
Nutrient pepperoni bacon
Protein 9g 14g
Carbohydrate 0g 1g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 18g 15g
Monounsat. Fat 7g 15g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g 2g
Saturated Fat 6g 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 = 7%
Choline = 11%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 1%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin E = 1%
Vitamin K = 3%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientpepperonibacon
Choline7%11%
Vitamin A0%1%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E0%1%
Vitamin K3%0%

Pepperoni are a good source of Vitamin B12. 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 = 14%
Vitamin B1 = 15%
Vitamin B2 = 12%
Vitamin B2 = 9%
Vitamin B3 = 16%
Vitamin B3 = 34%
Vitamin B5 = 10%
Vitamin B5 = 9%
Vitamin B6 = 13%
Vitamin B6 = 12%
Vitamin B12 = 35%
Vitamin B12 = 23%
Nutrientpepperonibacon
Vitamin B114%15%
Vitamin B212%9%
Vitamin B316%34%
Vitamin B510%9%
Vitamin B613%12%
Vitamin B1235%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 = 45%
Sodium = 25%
Potassium = 3%
Potassium = 6%
Calcium = 2%
Calcium = 1%
Magnesium = 2%
Magnesium = 3%
Phosphorus = 12%
Phosphorus = 34%
Iron = 11%
Iron = 9%
Manganese = 10%
Manganese = 0%
Selenium = 31%
Selenium = 51%
Copper = 5%
Copper = 6%
Zinc = 11%
Zinc = 14%
Nutrientpepperonibacon
Sodium45%25%
Potasium3%6%
Calcium2%1%
Magnesium2%3%
Phosphorus12%34%
Iron11%9%
Manganese10%0%
Selenium31%51%
Copper5%6%
Zinc11%14%

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