Beef jerky vs Bacon: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Beef jerky has 410 kcal and Bacon has 556 kcal, so Beef jerky has 26% fewer calories.

Beef jerky has more fiber (1.8 g vs 0 g). Bacon has more fat (50 g vs 25.6 g). Beef jerky has more carbohydrates (11 g vs 0 g). Relative to calories, Beef jerky is the better protein source (8.1 g vs 5.99 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Beef jerky - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Beef jerky - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Beef Jerky
Serving size:
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small stick (5g)cup (90g)half cup (45g)
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1oz 2oz 3oz 4oz 5oz 6oz 7oz 8oz 10oz 12oz 15oz 20oz 25oz 30oz 35oz 40oz 50oz
Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Bacon
Serving size:
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standard serving size (30g)slice (15g)cup (80g)half cup (40g)
5g 10g 15g 20g 30g 40g 50g 60g 80g 100g 120g 140g 160g 180g 200g 220g 250g 300g 350g 400g 450g 500g 600g 700g 800g 900g 1000g
1oz 2oz 3oz 4oz 5oz 6oz 7oz 8oz 10oz 12oz 15oz 20oz 25oz 30oz 35oz 40oz 50oz
Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Beef Jerky vs Bacon 100g Compare

per 100g Beef jerky Bacon
Calories 410 556
Fat 25.6 g 50 g
Protein 33.2 g 33.33 g
Sodium 1785 mg 1833 mg

Less Calories in Beef jerky

At first glance, you can see that in beef jerky is less calories than in bacon.

Beef jerky has 410 kcal per 100g and bacon 556 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 36%.

In beef jerky and in bacon most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare beef jerky with bacon in details.

Beef jerky 100g

410kcal

Calories source

  • 11% CARBS.
  • 33% PROTEIN
  • 57% FAT
Beef jerky calories per:
100g | ounce | small stick | cup | half cup

Bacon 100g

556kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 23% PROTEIN
  • 77% FAT
Bacon calories per:
100g | ounce | standard serving size | slice | cup | half cup

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.