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Bacon, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Bacon, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Bacon, cooked for more protein, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.

Pick Beef porterhouse steak, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.

Evenly matched on fiber, sugar and vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    548 kcal
    224 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN35.73 g
    25.51 g
  • Carbohydrate
    1.35 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    43.27 g
    12.8 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    14.19 g
    4.35 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    2193 mg
    69 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN539 mg
    301 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN10 mg
    6 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.49 mg
    3.24 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN30 mg
    25 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 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.