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Lardon

A lardon is a small pork belly strip or cube, often cured bacon, fried or sautéed to brown, render fat and enrich dishes or garnishes.

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About Lardon

A lardon is a small strip or cube of pork belly, often cut from cured or salted bacon, used to add savoury flavour and rendered fat to cooking. Lardons are commonly fried or sautéed until their exterior browns, then used as an ingredient or garnish. The term can refer to pieces cut from either cured or uncured pork, depending on the recipe and regional usage.

The pieces are typically short, thick batons or cubes, with alternating lean meat and white fat. Cooked lardons become browned and crisp at the edges while the fat softens or renders; their flavour is salty, smoky, or porky depending on curing and smoking. Raw, cured, and pre-cooked versions are not interchangeable descriptions.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

Lardons

English

Lardon fumé, cru

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English

Lardon fumé, cuit

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English

Lardon nature, cru

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English

Lardon nature, cuit

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English

Lardon, cru, à teneur réduite en sel

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Lardon nutrition & diet

Lardon nutritional value

Reference: Lardon nature, cru

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
269kcal
Protein
16.6g
Carbs
1.0g
Fat
22.1g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Comparisons should distinguish raw from cooked lardons and cured or smoked products from uncured pork, since rendering and curing alter the edible portion and composition.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

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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Nutrition reference: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — 28501 ↗. 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.

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