Protein in food · Meat & poultry
How much protein is in bacon?
One slice of bacon (28 g, raw) has 3.8 g of protein (110 kcal); 100 g has 13.7 g.
3.5 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
3.5 g of protein per 100 kcal (14% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale.
25 g of protein from bacon alone takes 182 g (about 6½ slices of bacon) and 717 kcal.
#24 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #24 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion (raw) | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 13.7 g | 393 | 0 g | 37.1 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 3.9 g | 111 | 0 g | 11 g |
| 4 oz (113 g) | 16 g | 446 | 0 g | 42 g |
| 1 lb (454 g) | 62 g | 1783 | 0 g | 168 g |
| 1 slice (28 g) | 3.8 g | 110 | 0 g | 10 g |
One slice of bacon (28 g, raw) is 3% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Weights are raw. Cooking drives off water, so cooked meat has more protein per 100 g, but each piece keeps the protein it started with.
Most of its calories come from fat: about 85%.
How it compares
The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, all 4 have more protein.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey pepperoni | 31 g | 243 | 12.8 g |
| Turkey bacon | 15.9 g | 226 | 7.0 g |
| Ground beef (80/20) | 17.2 g | 254 | 6.8 g |
| Pepperoni | 19.2 g | 504 | 3.8 g |
| Bacon | 13.7 g | 393 | 3.5 g |
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Recipes with bacon
2 recipes in the Feast Mode library use bacon, macros computed the same way.
Across the 2 library recipes that use it, a serving has 21 g of raw bacon on average, which brings 2.9 g of protein: 8% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Baked Egg Bites, at 10% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in one slice of bacon?
One slice of bacon (28 g, raw) has 3.8 g of protein and 110 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 10 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of bacon?
100 g of bacon has 13.7 g of protein, 393 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 37.1 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 168277).
Is bacon a good source of protein?
Moderate protein: 3.5 g of protein per 100 kcal (14% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from bacon alone takes 182 g (about 6½ slices of bacon) and 717 kcal.
Which has more protein, bacon or turkey bacon?
Turkey bacon, with 15.9 g of protein per 100 g against 13.7 g for bacon. Per 100 kcal: bacon 3.5 g, turkey bacon 7.0 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168277: “Pork, cured, bacon, unprepared”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate
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