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Bacon, cooked
Bacon, cooked4
VS
Beef frankfurter (hot dog)
Beef frankfurter (hot dog)4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

Pick Bacon, cooked for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat and more magnesium.

Pick Beef frankfurter (hot dog) for less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more iron.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN6.52 g
    3.71 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0.25 g
    0.94 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0 g
    0.37 g
  • Total fat
    7.9 g
    8.92 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN2.59 g
    3.64 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    400.18 mg
    274.6 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    98.36 mg
    115.56 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    1.82 mg
    4.44 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.27 mg
    0.36 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN5.47 mg
    3.49 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

Bacon, cooked vs Beef frankfurter (hot dog) · Foodatron