Normally when I check a food label the only item I am looking for is the calorie count so I can keep my calorie intake in-line. Since I decided to delve deeper into nutrition I decided to go further with the label looking and I am sure in my studies I will be taught well on this topic. We had a healthier version of BLT for dinner this evening and I documented what I did at the Bizy Times blog but what really amazed me was actually looking at the different bacon products and comparing them. Turkey bacon is somewhat new to the market and for the most part I think people shy away from it and still prefer the old traditional bacon we grew up with. Sure the taste and the texture is very different but so are the nutritional stats and I prefer turkey bacon hands down from now on.
Turkey Bacon stats
Serving size 1 slice (15 g)
Calories 20 Calories from fat 5
Total fat .5 g
Saturated fat 0 g
Cholesterol 10 mg
Sodium 140 mg
Total carb 0 g
Protein 3 g
Traditional Bacon stats (lower sodium version)
Serving size 2 pan fried slices (16 g)
Calories 90 Calories from fat 70
Total fat 8 g
Saturated fat 3 g
Cholesterol 10 mg
Sodium 190 mg lower sodium version 320 mg in regular
Total carb 0 g
Protein 4 g
What was confusing me when I first looked at this comparison was the serving size for each - 1 slice for turkey bacon is 15 g while 2 slices of traditional bacon is 16 g. It made sense after I cooked up the bacon - turkey bacon has very little grease cooked out of it while traditional bacon has ALOT and shrivels up to half the size - therefore, 2 slices equaled the same as 1 slice of turkey bacon! The Calorie count is dramatically different also and although I am not yet an expert on the subject of nutrition, this did convince me to pass on traditional bacon in the future. Oh the sodium amount I need to point out also - this was a lower sodium version I used at 190 mg whereas regular regular bacon checks in at 320 mg per serving....ouch!
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