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

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

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Italian sausage, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Italian sausage, cooked for less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

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
    5.68 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0.25 g
    0.57 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0 g
    0.44 g
  • Total fat
    7.9 g
    8.15 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN2.59 g
    2.79 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    400.18 mg
    247.22 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    98.36 mg
    104.63 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    1.82 mg
    4.01 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.27 mg
    0.39 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    5.47 mg
    5.86 mgWIN
  • 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