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Pork bacon vs Chicken
CALORIC DENSITY
Pork bacon, cured, bacon, raw
Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat & skn, ckd, rstd
4.58
2.47
10123
5094

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.
Pork bacon
Chicken
Protein = 5g
Protein = 20g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Fat = 20g
Fat = 13g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 9g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Polyunsaturated = 2g
Polyunsaturated = 3g
Saturated Fat = 7g
Saturated Fat = 4g
Nutrient pork bacon chicken
Protein 5g 20g
Carbohydrate 0g 0g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 20g 13g
Monounsat. Fat 9g 13g
Polyunsat. Fat 2g 3g
Saturated Fat 7g 4g
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 = 5%
Choline = 12%
Vitamin A = 1%
Vitamin A = 6%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 1%
Vitamin E = 2%
Vitamin K = 0%
Vitamin K = 4%
Nutrientpork baconchicken
Choline5%12%
Vitamin A1%6%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E1%2%
Vitamin K0%4%

Chicken are a good source of Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus. Chicken are a great source of Niacin.

chicken

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

Vitamin B1 = 12%
Vitamin B1 = 5%
Vitamin B2 = 5%
Vitamin B2 = 16%
Vitamin B3 = 14%
Vitamin B3 = 43%
Vitamin B5 = 5%
Vitamin B5 = 18%
Vitamin B6 = 8%
Vitamin B6 = 23%
Vitamin B12 = 15%
Vitamin B12 = 12%
Nutrientpork baconchicken
Vitamin B112%5%
Vitamin B25%16%
Vitamin B314%43%
Vitamin B55%18%
Vitamin B68%23%
Vitamin B1215%12%

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 = 24%
Sodium = 5%
Potassium = 3%
Potassium = 5%
Calcium = 1%
Calcium = 2%
Magnesium = 1%
Magnesium = 5%
Phosphorus = 14%
Phosphorus = 24%
Iron = 3%
Iron = 18%
Manganese = 0%
Manganese = 1%
Selenium = 20%
Selenium = 35%
Copper = 3%
Copper = 6%
Zinc = 5%
Zinc = 20%
Nutrientpork baconchicken
Sodium24%5%
Potasium3%5%
Calcium1%2%
Magnesium1%5%
Phosphorus14%24%
Iron3%18%
Manganese0%1%
Selenium20%35%
Copper3%6%
Zinc5%20%

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