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Bacon

Bacon is cured pork, commonly fried or baked and used as a savory ingredient or garnish.

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About Bacon

Bacon is pork, usually from the belly or another fatty cut, that has been cured with salt and commonly smoked, although curing and smoking practices vary. It is used as a savoury ingredient, garnish, or accompaniment in dishes such as eggs, sandwiches, soups, beans, salads, and sauces.

Its flavour is typically salty and savoury, with a smoky character when smoked. Alternating lean and fat can become crisp, chewy, or tender when cooked, while the fat releases rendered fat. These qualities vary with the cut, cure, smoking, moisture, and cooking method.

Bacon is sold as rashers, slices, slabs, or pieces, including raw-cured, ready-cooked, smoked, unsmoked, sliced, diced, or shelf-stable products. It may be fried, baked, grilled, or added directly to cooked preparations. Regional products using the name can differ in cut, cure, smoking, and moisture.

Ingredient type
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Local names for bacon

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bacon

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Bacon loin steaks, lean, grilled

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Bacon or side pork, fresh, cooked

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Bacon rashers, back, reduced salt, grilled

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Bacon rashers, middle, fried in corn oil

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Bacon rashers, streaky, fried in corn oil

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Bacon, Blanched

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Bacon, fat only, average, cooked

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Bacon, fat only, average, raw

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Bacon, for use on a sandwich

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Bacon, for use with vegetables

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Bacon, meatless

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Bacon, middle rasher, separable fat, fried, no added fat

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Bacon, middle rasher, separable lean, fried, no added fat

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Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, baked, roasted, fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat

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Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, raw

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Bacon, NS as to type of meat, cooked

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Bacon, NS as to type of meat, reduced sodium, cooked

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Bacon, Pan-broiled

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Bacon, pre-sliced, reduced/low sodium, unprepared

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Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked

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Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, broiled, pan-fried or roasted, reduced sodium

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Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved

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Pork, cured, bacon, pre-sliced, cooked, pan-fried

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Pork, cured, bacon, unprepared

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Pork, cured, breakfast strips, raw or unheated

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Sliced bacon

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Smoked bacon

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Bacon nutrition & diet

Bacon nutritional value

Pork, cured, bacon, unprepared

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
393kcal
Protein
13.7g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
37.1g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to cured pork bacon by cut, curing method, smoked or unsmoked status, and cooked state. Record whether visible fat is retained and whether rendered fat is served with it. A garnish, strip, crumble, or recipe inclusion represents a different practical portion and preparation context.

Compare the right form: Reference must match pork bacon’s cure, smoking, cut, raw or cooked state, visible fat, and whether rendered fat is included.

Diet considerations

Bacon is animal-derived pork. Compatibility changes with curing ingredients, flavorings, coatings, or recipe additions, including dairy, egg, or cereal components. It is distinct from turkey, beef, plant-based substitutes, and meat-free products. The portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern usually reflects the accompanying bread, beans, sauces, or other foods.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Typically incompatible
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Halal · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient.
Kosher · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Pork, cured, bacon, unprepared ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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