Bacon vs Sausage nutrition
Baked bacon has more protein, calories and fat. Cooked pork sausage has more sugar.
- Baked bacon100 g
- Cooked pork sausage100 g
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Exact amounts and % Daily Value
| Nutrient | Baked bacon | Cooked pork sausage | Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 548 kcal (27%) | 325 kcal (16%) | 2,000 kcal |
| Protein | 35.7 g (71%) | 18.5 g (37%) | 50 g |
| Fat | 43.3 g (55%) | 27.3 g (35%) | 78 g |
| Saturated fat | 14.2 g (71%) | 8.8 g (44%) | 20 g |
| Carbs | 1.4 g (<1%) | 1.4 g (<1%) | 275 g |
| Fiber | 0 g (0%) | 0 g (0%) | 28 g |
| Sugar | 0 g | 1.1 g | none set |
| Cholesterol | 107 mg (36%) | 86 mg (29%) | 300 mg |
| Salt (sodium) | 2,193 mg (95%) | 814 mg (35%) | 2,300 mg |
| Potassium | 539 mg (11%) | 342 mg (7%) | 4,700 mg |
| Calcium | 10 mg (<1%) | 9 mg (<1%) | 1,300 mg |
| Iron | 1.5 mg (8%) | 1.2 mg (7%) | 18 mg |
| Magnesium | 30 mg (7%) | 16 mg (4%) | 420 mg |
| Vitamin A | 11 µg (1%) | 28 µg (3%) | 900 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg (0%) | 0 mg (0%) | 90 mg |
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How the numbers are taken. Amounts are per 100 g of the edible part, from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, public domain), in the state named — raw, boiled, roasted and so on. Percentages use the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over, set around a 2,000-calorie diet; your own needs can be different. This site compares amounts — it does not give diet or medical advice. Sources and limits.
What is being compared
This page compares baked bacon and cooked pork sausage as USDA FoodData Central lists them: “Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked” (FDC 167914) and “Pork sausage, link/patty, cooked, pan-fried” (FDC 174578). All figures start from 100 grams of the edible part. A search for “bacon” is taken here as baked bacon; microwaved turkey bacon and Canadian bacon are in the comparer above. A search for “sausage” is taken here as cooked pork sausage; raw Italian sausage is in the comparer above. One is listed baked and the other broiled. Cooking changes how much water is in 100 grams, so the same food can look richer or poorer per 100 g depending on its state.
Per 100 grams
Per 100 grams, baked bacon has more calories (548 vs 325 kcal, 1.7 times as much), protein (35.7 vs 18.5 g, 1.9 times as much), fat (43.3 vs 27.3 g, 1.6 times as much), saturated fat (14.2 vs 8.8 g, 1.6 times as much), cholesterol (107 vs 86 mg), sodium (2,193 vs 814 mg, 2.7 times as much), potassium (539 vs 342 mg, 1.6 times as much), calcium (10 vs 9 mg), iron (1.5 vs 1.2 mg) and magnesium (30 vs 16 mg, 1.9 times as much). Cooked pork sausage has more carbohydrate (1.4 vs 1.4 g), sugars (1.1 vs 0 g, against none) and vitamin A (28 vs 11 µg, 2.5 times as much). They are within 3% of each other for fiber and vitamin C.
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Per serving
A serving as USDA measures it is 3 oz of baked bacon (85 g) and 1 serving of cooked pork sausage (48 g). The baked bacon serving is 1.8 times as heavy, so per serving its numbers grow relative to the other. Switching to servings changes the leader for carbohydrate (now baked bacon). One serving is 466 kcal of baked bacon against 156 kcal of cooked pork sausage.
For the same calories
To get 100 kcal you would eat 18.2 g of baked bacon or 30.8 g of cooked pork sausage. At that equal energy, baked bacon carries 6.5 g of protein and cooked pork sausage 5.7 g. Measured per 100 kcal instead of per 100 g, the larger amount moves for fat (to cooked pork sausage), saturated fat (to cooked pork sausage), cholesterol (to cooked pork sausage), potassium (to cooked pork sausage), calcium (to cooked pork sausage) and iron (to cooked pork sausage).
Where the calories come from
Roughly, 27% of the energy in baked bacon comes from protein, 72% from fat and 1% from carbohydrate; for cooked pork sausage it is 23%, 75% and 2%. These shares use the general 4, 9 and 4 kcal per gram and can differ slightly from USDA's own energy factors.
Against the Daily Value
3 oz of baked bacon reaches its largest shares of the Daily Value in sodium (81%), protein (61%) and saturated fat (60%); 1 serving of cooked pork sausage reaches its largest shares of the Daily Value in saturated fat (21%), protein (18%) and sodium (17%). Daily Values are the FDA label reference amounts for adults and children aged 4 and over, set around a 2,000-calorie diet; they are a yardstick for reading labels, not a target for any one person.