Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
raw bacon
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in raw bacon and chicken leg:
Both raw bacon and chicken leg are high in calories. Raw bacon has 90% more calories than chicken leg - raw bacon has 407 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, raw bacon is lighter in protein, heavier in fat and similar to chicken leg for carbs. Raw bacon has a macronutrient ratio of 13:1:87 and for chicken leg, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Raw Bacon | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 13% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 1% | ~ |
| Fat | 87% | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both raw bacon and chicken leg are low in carbohydrates - raw bacon has 0.83g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Raw bacon and chicken leg contain similar amounts of sugar - raw bacon has 0.83g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Both raw bacon and chicken leg are high in protein. Chicken leg has 31% more protein than raw bacon - raw bacon has 12.5g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Raw bacon has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Both chicken leg and raw bacon are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Raw bacon has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and raw bacon contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than raw bacon - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and raw bacon contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Raw bacon and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - raw bacon has 0.43mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Chicken leg and raw bacon contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both raw bacon and chicken leg contain significant amounts of Vitamin B12.
| Raw Bacon | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.5 UG | 0.56 UG |
Raw bacon and chicken leg contain similar amounts of calcium - raw bacon has 4mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Raw bacon and chicken leg contain similar amounts of iron - raw bacon has 0.42mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Both raw bacon and chicken leg are high in potassium. Raw bacon has 149% more potassium than chicken leg - raw bacon has 506mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 203mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Raw Bacon (Bacon, pre-sliced, reduced/low sodium, raw) and Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
Raw Bacon 26g
(
slice
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Chicken Leg 344g
(
drumstick+thigh+back, with skin
)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106KCAL 5% |
|
5% | calories | 594% |
|
736KCAL 37% | |
| 0.22G 0.1% |
|
5% | carbohydrates | 164% |
|
0.58G 0.2% | |
| 0.22G | >999% | sugar | 5% | ||||
| 10G 16% |
|
5% | total fat | 450% |
|
55G 86% | |
|
|
5% | saturated fat | >999% |
|
15G 83% | ||
| 5% | monounsaturated fat | >999% | 23G | ||||
| 5% | polyunsaturated fat | >999% | 12G | ||||
| 5% | trans fat | >999% | 0.21G | ||||
| 5% | cholesterol | >999% | 320MG | ||||
| 122MG 8% |
|
5% | sodium | 137% |
|
289MG 19% | |
| 5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
|
|
5% | Vitamin A | >999% |
|
96UG 14% | ||
|
|
5% | Vitamin C | >999% |
|
0.69MG 1% | ||
|
|
5% | Vitamin D | >999% |
|
6.9IU 1% | ||
| 1MG 0.1% |
|
5% | calcium | >999% |
|
31MG 3% | |
| 0.11MG 1% |
|
5% | iron | >999% |
|
2.4MG 13% | |
| 3.1MG 1% |
|
5% | magnesium | >999% |
|
65MG 21% | |
| 132MG 6% |
|
5% | potassium | 429% |
|
698MG 30% | |
|
|
5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | >999% |
|
0.25MG 23% | ||
|
|
5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | >999% |
|
0.49MG 44% | ||
|
|
5% | niacin (Vit B3) | >999% |
|
16MG 116% | ||
|
|
5% | Vitamin B6 | >999% |
|
1.1MG 84% | ||
|
|
5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | >999% |
|
3.4MG 68% | ||
|
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | >999% |
|
14UG 3% | ||
| 0.13UG 5% |
|
5% | Vitamin B12 | >999% |
|
1.9UG 80% | |
| 0.11MG 1% |
|
5% | Vitamin E | 590% |
|
0.76MG 5% | |
|
|
5% | Vitamin K | >999% |
|
7.9UG 9% | ||
| 3.3G 7% |
|
5% | protein | >999% |
|
56G 113% | |
|
|
5% | choline | >999% |
|
143MG 34% | ||
| 0.01MG 1% |
|
5% | copper | >999% |
|
0.19MG 16% | |
| 0MG 0.2% |
|
5% | manganese | >999% |
|
0.06MG 3% | |
| 47MG 7% |
|
5% | phosphorus | >999% |
|
533MG 76% | |
|
|
5% | selenium | >999% |
|
62UG 113% | ||
| 0.31MG 4% |
|
5% | zinc | >999% |
|
5.1MG 63% | |
| 12G | 5% | Water | >999% | 232G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, dietary fiber, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, biotin (Vit B7). |
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