Bacon, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Bacon, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bacon, cooked for more protein, less sugar, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Beef frankfurter (hot dog) for less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.
Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy548 kcal315 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN35.73 g11.69 g
- Carbohydrate1.35 g2.97 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0 g1.17 g
- Total fat43.27 g28.1 g
- Saturated fatless is better14.19 g11.46 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better2193 mg865 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN539 mg364 mg
- Calciummore is better10 mg14 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.49 mg1.12 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN30 mg11 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

