Protein in food · Meat & poultry
How much protein is in turkey bacon?
One slice of turkey bacon (15 g, raw) has 2.4 g of protein (34 kcal); 100 g has 15.9 g.
7.0 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
7.0 g of protein per 100 kcal (28% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale.
25 g of protein from turkey bacon alone takes 157 g (about 10 slices of turkey bacon) and 355 kcal.
#23 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #21 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion (raw) | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 15.9 g | 226 | 1.9 g | 16.9 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 4.5 g | 64 | 0.5 g | 4.8 g |
| 4 oz (113 g) | 18 g | 256 | 2.2 g | 19 g |
| 1 lb (454 g) | 72 g | 1025 | 8.6 g | 77 g |
| 1 slice (15 g) | 2.4 g | 34 | 0.3 g | 2.5 g |
One slice of turkey bacon (15 g, raw) is 2% 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 67%.
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 ground beef (80/20) and less than turkey pepperoni, ground beef (85%) and ground pork.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey pepperoni | 31 g | 243 | 12.8 g |
| Ground beef (85%) | 18.6 g | 215 | 8.7 g |
| Ground pork | 18 g | 218 | 8.3 g |
| Turkey bacon | 15.9 g | 226 | 7.0 g |
| Ground beef (80/20) | 17.2 g | 254 | 6.8 g |
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Recipes with turkey bacon
2 recipes in the Feast Mode library use turkey bacon, macros computed the same way.
Across the 2 library recipes that use it, a serving has 23 g of raw turkey bacon on average, which brings 3.6 g of protein: 6% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Cobb Salad, at 7% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in one slice of turkey bacon?
One slice of turkey bacon (15 g, raw) has 2.4 g of protein and 34 kcal, with 0.3 g of carbohydrate and 2.5 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of turkey bacon?
100 g of turkey bacon has 15.9 g of protein, 226 kcal, 1.9 g of carbohydrate and 16.9 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 174592).
Is turkey bacon a good source of protein?
Good protein source: 7.0 g of protein per 100 kcal (28% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from turkey bacon alone takes 157 g (about 10 slices of turkey bacon) and 355 kcal.
Which has more protein, turkey bacon or bacon?
Turkey bacon, with 15.9 g of protein per 100 g against 13.7 g for bacon. Per 100 kcal: turkey bacon 7.0 g, bacon 3.5 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174592: “Bacon, turkey, 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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