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Bacon, cooked Leader
Bacon, cooked5
VS
Italian sausage, cooked
Italian sausage, cooked3

Bacon, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Bacon, cooked: 100 g · Italian sausage, cooked: 100 g.

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 Italian sausage, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    548 kcal
    324 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN35.73 g
    18.4 g
  • Carbohydrate
    1.35 g
    1.86 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0 g
    1.42 g
  • Total fat
    43.27 g
    26.4 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    14.19 g
    9.03 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    2193 mg
    801 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN539 mg
    339 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    10 mg
    13 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.49 mg
    1.25 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN30 mg
    19 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 Italian sausage, cooked · Foodatron