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

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Bacon, cooked comes out ahead, winning 3 of 5 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Kielbasa for more iron and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber and sugar.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN6.52 g
    5.8 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0.25 g
    1.73 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    7.9 g
    7.79 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN2.59 g
    2.76 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN400.18 mg
    530.97 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    98.36 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    1.82 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.27 mg
    0.55 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    5.47 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    6.55 mgWIN
  • 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.

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