Bacon
Bacon is cured pork, commonly fried or baked and used as a savory ingredient or garnish.
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.
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- derived ingredient
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Local names for bacon
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
bacon
lard fumé
bacon
tocino
bacon
Bacon
bacon
bacon
bekon
slanina
slanina
bacon
bacon
bacon
бекон
bekon
бекон
bekon
бекон
bekon
μπέικον
béikon
bacon
bacon
bacon
pekoni
beikon
ベーコン
bēkon
베이컨
beikeon
培根
péigēn
بيكون
bīkūn
בייקון
beykon
bacon
bacon
thịt xông khói
béikon
Romanised form
bēkon
Romanised form
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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bīkūn
Romanised form
bekon
Romanised form
beikeon
Romanised form
péigēn
Romanised form
bekon
Romanised form
bekon
Romanised form
beykon
Romanised form
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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
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically incompatible
- PescatarianTypically incompatible
- KetoMay be compatible
- PaleoMay be compatible
- Low-carbMay be compatible
- HalalTypically incompatible
- KosherTypically 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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