How much protein is in Canadian bacon?

One slice of Canadian bacon (28 g, raw) has 5.7 g of protein (31 kcal); 100 g has 20.3 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g raw

PER 100 GProtein

20.3g

Calories110

Carbohydrate1.3g

Fiber0g

Sugars0.9g

Fat2.6g

Saturated0.9g

Sodium751 mg

18.5 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLean protein source

18.5 g of protein per 100 kcal (74% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.

25 g of protein from Canadian bacon alone takes 123 g (about 4.4 slices of Canadian bacon) and 135 kcal.

#11 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #5 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in Canadian bacon per portion, raw weight
Portion (raw)	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	20.3 g	110	1.3 g	2.6 g
1 oz (28 g)	5.8 g	31	0.4 g	0.7 g
4 oz (113 g)	23 g	125	1.5 g	2.9 g
1 lb (454 g)	92 g	499	5.9 g	12 g
1 slice (28 g)	5.7 g	31	0.4 g	0.7 g

One slice of Canadian bacon (28 g, raw) is 5% 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.

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than chicken thighs and less than ground turkey breast (99%), deli turkey and chicken breast.

Canadian bacon compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Ground turkey breast (99%)	23.6 g	112	21.1 g
Deli turkey	21.8 g	109	20.0 g
Chicken breast	22.5 g	120	18.8 g
Canadian bacon	20.3 g	110	18.5 g
Chicken thighs	19.7 g	121	16.3 g

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Recipes with Canadian bacon

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Questions

How much protein is in one slice of Canadian bacon?

One slice of Canadian bacon (28 g, raw) has 5.7 g of protein and 31 kcal, with 0.4 g of carbohydrate and 0.7 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of Canadian bacon?

100 g of Canadian bacon has 20.3 g of protein, 110 kcal, 1.3 g of carbohydrate and 2.6 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 167869).

Is Canadian bacon a good source of protein?

Lean protein source: 18.5 g of protein per 100 kcal (74% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from Canadian bacon alone takes 123 g (about 4.4 slices of Canadian bacon) and 135 kcal.

Which has more protein, Canadian bacon or deli turkey?

Deli turkey, with 21.8 g of protein per 100 g against 20.3 g for Canadian bacon. Per 100 kcal: Canadian bacon 18.5 g, deli turkey 20.0 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167869: “Canadian 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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