Bacon (cooked) vs Sausage (cooked)
Two breakfast meats, both salty and fatty. Bacon is crisp and intense, so a little brings a lot of flavour for its weight. Sausage carries more total protein per serving with a softer bite, and varies more by blend. Bacon when a couple of slices season the plate, sausage when you want it to be the protein itself.
Bacon (cooked) and Sausage (cooked), per 100 g and per portion. A gap means USDA has no value for it — not zero.
| Bacon (cooked) · per 100 g | Sausage (cooked) · per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 476 | 396 |
| Protein | 39 g | 13.8 g |
| Fat | 34.1 g | 36.3 g |
| Carbs | 0.5 g | 2.7 g |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sugars | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sodium | 1783 mg | 929 mg |
| Vitamins & minerals — where both carry data | ||
| Calcium | 13 mg | 10 mg |
| Folate | no data | 2 µg |
| Iron | 1.1 mg | 1.1 mg |
| Magnesium | 34 mg | 12 mg |
| Niacin | 10.7 mg | 3.4 mg |
| Phosphorus | 389 mg | 107 mg |
| Potassium | 525 mg | 189 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.3 mg | 0.1 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.6 mg | 0.4 mg |
| Vitamin A | no data | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B12 | 1 µg | 0.4 µg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.5 mg | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Vitamin D | no data | 0.7 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.5 mg | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin K | no data | 1.6 µg |
| Zinc | 3.5 mg | 1.9 mg |
Generic USDA foods (not brands), so both carry micronutrients. Numbers are per 100 g unless the portion toggle is on. USDA FoodData Central, as of 2026-08-12.
Is Bacon (cooked) or Sausage (cooked) better?
Neither is “better” on its own — it depends what you want from it. The table shows where each is higher; the short answer says when each one fits. Compare on the same basis (per 100 g) and pick for your dish and your goal.
How were these numbers worked out?
Straight from USDA FoodData Central for the generic form of each food, per 100 g. We show the portion view too, but portion sizes differ between foods, so per 100 g is the fair comparison.
Why does one column say “no data”?
Because USDA has no value for that nutrient in that food — so we leave it blank rather than print a 0 that would read as “none”. A real zero from USDA still shows as 0.