Turkey Bacon vs. Pork Bacon

[Dezeroth]

here are the macros for each

Turkey bacon (1 slice)

Total Fat 2.5g
Sat 1.5g

Carb 0g

Protein 2g

Pork Bacon (1 slice)

Total Fat 1.5
Sat .5

Carb 0g

Protein 3g

so yea, sat fat is less in pork and the protein is more. But why do u guys praise turkey bacon so much?

is there something im missing here? something im not gettin? if i go according to the macros, pork bacon wins hands down

3 slices of turkey - 4.5g sat fat, 5g protein

3 slices of pork - 1.5g sat fat, 9g protein

so can someone maybe help me out here? thanks alot !!

[naturalsux]

i eat regular bacon.

[Big Papi JR.]

here are the macros for each

Turkey bacon (1 slice)

Total Fat 2.5g
Sat 1.5g

Carb 0g

Protein 2g

Pork Bacon (1 slice)

Total Fat 1.5
Sat .5

Carb 0g

Protein 3g

so yea, sat fat is less in pork and the protein is more. But why do u guys praise turkey bacon so much?

is there something im missing here? something im not gettin? if i go according to the macros, pork bacon wins hands down

3 slices of turkey - 4.5g sat fat, 5g protein

3 slices of pork - 1.5g sat fat, 9g protein

so can someone maybe help me out here? thanks alot !!

I had been wondering about the macro breakdown of bacon, but never got around to looking it up. Good info, but now I'm just as confused as you are. Why is turkey bacon praised so much when it is in fact inferior to pork bacon (as far as the macros are concerned)?

[No One Knows]

I don't really care for swine so I tried some turkey bacon. Big mistake. The shit was horrible. It tasted like paper or something.

[BWhitaker]

Usually, pork bacon has worse macros than that. What are u refering to

[ottomaddox]

What about the sodium content/and or presevatives differences between the both?

[Dezeroth]

Turkey 1 slice = 130mg sodium

Pork 1 slice = 105mg sodium !!!!!!!!!!

CRAZY !!! anything else i should look at? or is pork the winner?!

[JC2007]

Turkey 1 slice = 130mg sodium

Pork 1 slice = 105mg sodium !!!!!!!!!!

CRAZY !!! anything else i should look at? or is pork the winner?!

That sodium differential is nothing. Just increase your water intake. Turkey is a cleaner protein than pork.

[Dezeroth]

how is it cleaner?!?! pork meat is pork meat, just like any other meat substance, the protein is all the same, now if we're talkiun about fat, then yes, pork in general is a much fattier meat, but this isnt slabs of pork we're talking about here, this is a little strip with obviously some fat still left on it, but enough to make it .5 sat while turkey is 1g sat.

and on another note for the turkey being a cleaner protein, the pork sat fat is oleic(sp?) acid, which has MCT's if i remember correctly, so even the .5g sat fat in the pork is even good for you

[Manorexic]

thats amazing..... i wonder if its the same with turkey sausage and pork sausage

[FallenWyvern]

There is much difference between the type of turkey meat that you get. I found the same thing out about ground turkey.

Ground turkey conspiracy.

[JC2007]

how is it cleaner?!?! pork meat is pork meat, just like any other meat substance, the protein is all the same, now if we're talkiun about fat, then yes, pork in general is a much fattier meat, but this isnt slabs of pork we're talking about here, this is a little strip with obviously some fat still left on it, but enough to make it .5 sat while turkey is 1g sat.

and on another note for the turkey being a cleaner protein, the pork sat fat is oleic(sp?) acid, which has MCT's if i remember correctly, so even the .5g sat fat in the pork is even good for you

What do you mean how is it cleaner? Swine eat their own shit. You sound as if you already have an answer to your question so I don't know what the point of this thread is.

[naturalsux]

What do you mean how is it cleaner? Swine eat their own shit. You sound as if you already have an answer to your question so I don't know what the point of this thread is.

so do chickens. who gives a fvck? its meat we eat it!

[JC2007]

so do chickens. who gives a fvck? its meat we eat it!

I don't know, I would assume he cares since he created the thread...

I agree though, he's not gonna notice any significant difference with either choice.

[abbot138]

What do you mean how is it cleaner? Swine eat their own shit. You sound as if you already have an answer to your question so I don't know what the point of this thread is.

Pigs are filthy animals. I don't eat filthy animals.
Yeah but bacon tastes good. Pork chops taste good.
Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy mother-fu**ers. Pigs sleep and root in sh**. That's a filthy animal. I ain't eating nothing that ain't got sense enough to disregard his own feces.
How 'bout a dog? Dog eats his own feces.
I don't eat dog either.
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal?
I wouldn't go so far as to call a dog filthy, but they definitely dirty. But, dog's got personality; personality goes a long way.
Ahh, so by that rational, if a pig had a better personality, he would cease to be a filthy animal. Is that true?
Well, we'd have to be talking one charming mother-fu**ing pig.

Sorry, couldn't help myself, Im a big Pulp Fiction fan and this thread seemed headed in this direction.

[Dezeroth]

omg..... come on guys, educate yourself a bit

just because a pig eats his own shit, doesnt mean his body is gonna be made up of rotten filthy meat. His body is made, his instestines are made to break down such filth and make it into usefull and healthy food for the animal to live

you know chicken eat little rocks to eat there feed? so u sayin we're gonna eat rock filled chicken meat?

you know we drink soda, juice, liquor, the most nastiest liquids in this world and you know how it comes out? purified and clean right when we use the restroom

sooooo for you to say that pigs eat shit there body is composed of shitty muscles and shitty instestines and shitty etc is just plain ignorant.

[Narkissos]

here are the macros for each

Turkey bacon (1 slice)

Total Fat 2.5g
Sat 1.5g

Carb 0g

Protein 2g

Pork Bacon (1 slice)

Total Fat 1.5
Sat .5

Carb 0g

Protein 3g

so yea, sat fat is less in pork and the protein is more. But why do u guys praise turkey bacon so much?

is there something im missing here? something im not gettin? if i go according to the macros, pork bacon wins hands down

3 slices of turkey - 4.5g sat fat, 5g protein

3 slices of pork - 1.5g sat fat, 9g protein

so can someone maybe help me out here? thanks alot !!

*Yawn*

It comes down to the brand and type you get...as well as your goals and tastes.

'Extra lean' turkey bacon [1 slice (15.0 g)]=

Total Fat 0.5g
Sodium 140mg
Protein 3.0g

Pork Bacon (12.0 g a smaller serving size)=

Total Fat 4.0g
Sodium 270mg
Protein 4.0g


From this comparison, turkey bacon 'wins'.

There will be differences between brands and classifications (i.e. low-fat, fat-free etc.), which will influence how many kcals are in the end product.

It's particularly sickening that people jump on the band wagon after reading one post.

I wonder how many people would have switched to pork bacon simply because they were too lazy to check out calorie-count.com, or read a nutrition label for themselves.

-CNS

[Narkissos]

omg..... come on guys, educate yourself a bit

just because a pig eats his own shit, doesnt mean his body is gonna be made up of rotten filthy meat. His body is made, his instestines are made to break down such filth and make it into usefull and healthy food for the animal to live

you know chicken eat little rocks to eat there feed? so u sayin we're gonna eat rock filled chicken meat?

you know we drink soda, juice, liquor, the most nastiest liquids in this world and you know how it comes out? purified and clean right when we use the restroom

sooooo for you to say that pigs eat shit there body is composed of shitty muscles and shitty instestines and shitty etc is just plain ignorant.

LMAO.. oh the irony.

-CNS

[Dezeroth]

do u actually believe nark that bc an animal or anything lviing for that matter feeds off of what other may see as disgusting and vile and retched automatically classify the meeat/body makeup of the animal to be rancid or rotten?

i dont beleive that because a pig may eat "shit" his meat will be made up of "shit" as well

am i right or am i wrong?

oh and btw, nice reply, i guess its just according to the macros that decides which is better. so if i find a healthy pork bacon than most healthy turkey bacons, then obviously pork wins, or vice versa

[JC2007]

do u actually believe nark that bc an animal or anything lviing for that matter feeds off of what other may see as disgusting and vile and retched automatically classify the meeat/body makeup of the animal to be rancid or rotten?

i dont beleive that because a pig may eat "shit" his meat will be made up of "shit" as well

am i right or am i wrong?

oh and btw, nice reply, i guess its just according to the macros that decides which is better. so if i find a healthy pork bacon than most healthy turkey bacons, then obviously pork wins, or vice versa

First off, he didn't comment on my comment.

Yes, the macros are gonna decide which is better by helping you decide what product is most efficient to meet your nutritional needs. If the rest of your diet is intact, the type of bacon you eat is not gonna alter your results.

[StoneGRMI]

So if you eat a sucker you become a sucker? SUCKER!

[Dezeroth]

So if you eat a sucker you become a sucker? SUCKER!

nicely put

[JC2007]

If you guys are so infatuated with pork then eat pork. No one's forcing you to eat turkey, nor does anyone care if you do.

[Dezeroth]

thats not the point. the point is, if according to the macros the food of your choice to eat is ok with your daily diet, is it ok to eat it?

lets put it this way

1 cup of shit

243g or protein (with a bioavailiblity of 100%)
2g carb
6g of fat (0g sat, 3g poly 3g mono)

would you eat it?!?!?!

[JC2007]

thats not the point. the point is, if according to the macros the food of your choice to eat is ok with your daily diet, is it ok to eat it?

lets put it this way

1 cup of shit

243g or protein (with a bioavailiblity of 100%)
2g carb
6g of fat (0g sat, 3g poly 3g mono)

would you eat it?!?!?!

If it fits into my dietary plan, then yes, I'll eat it. Shit does not.

[Dezeroth]

there ya go!! so i guess i shoulda have asked a diff question that generalizes the whole food macros thing

if the macros fit in your diet, go for it, REGARDLESS of what source of nutrients it comes from.

thanks everyone for help making this thread very informative and all your critisism and feedback and comments were very much appreciated

[FallenWyvern]

there ya go!! so i guess i shoulda have asked a diff question that generalizes the whole food macros thing

if the macros fit in your diet, go for it, REGARDLESS of what source of nutrients it comes from.

thanks everyone for help making this thread very informative and all your critisism and feedback and comments were very much appreciated

Nah, I don't know if the "if it fits your macros" thing is always true.

If it fits your macros?

[JC2007]

Novastepp said it best:

"when i say if it fits into your macros i am talking about the dietary approach they have chosen. usually a cutting diet or a lean mass diet. not some bullshit experiment to see how much garbage fits into their daily caloric needs."

[naturalsux]

Fvck it, forget bacon, get sum hog cracklin, you ll never look back. its great and healthy. its like bacon but with more fat and the skin attached. they fry it and add seasoning. its like a delicacy down here

[ultra40]

You from lousisiana naturalsux?

[ultra40]

ha oops* louisiana

[naturalsux]

You from lousisiana naturalsux?

yep hog cracklins rule!

[gstatefaith]

the turkey bacon i eat has different macros than the one you are talking about. I eat the Jennie-O extra lean brand and the macros are as follows

1 serving (1 slice)

20 calories 4 calories from fat
0.5 grams of Fat
3 g of protien
140 mg of sodium

[Pooks]

thats not the point. the point is, if according to the macros the food of your choice to eat is ok with your daily diet, is it ok to eat it?

lets put it this way

1 cup of shit

243g or protein (with a bioavailiblity of 100%)
2g carb
6g of fat (0g sat, 3g poly 3g mono)

would you eat it?!?!?!

If that were true, it would not be Shit anymore..

It would be the next top of the line BIOTECH product.

[BWhitaker]

thats not the point. the point is, if according to the macros the food of your choice to eat is ok with your daily diet, is it ok to eat it?

lets put it this way

1 cup of shit

243g or protein (with a bioavailiblity of 100%)
2g carb
6g of fat (0g sat, 3g poly 3g mono)

would you eat it?!?!?!

yes...next question