Nutrition for Bacon (cooked)
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Bacon Nutrition Summary
One slice of cooked bacon (22 grams or 0.78 oz) contains 198 calories and zero grams of protein. Bacon consist of 99.5% fat, and less than 1% of carbohydrates, protein or water.In one slice of cooked bacon:
- Calories: 198
- Fat: 21.9 g, (Saturated: 7 g)
- Cholesterol: 21.3 mg
- Sodium: 5.9 mg
See the Bacon Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Pork, bacon, rendered fat, cooked.
Calories in Bacon
Bacon has 198 calories per slice or 900 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat.100% of calories in bacon are from fat.
Calories from Fat
The majority, or 100% of the calories in cooked Bacon are from fat. Bacon is high in total fat, with 21.9 grams or 34% of recommended daily values per slice. Most of the fat in bacon are healthier unsaturated fats but it also contains a high amount of saturated fat, about 40% of recommended daily values.
Bacon contains 21.3 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
Bacon contains 21.3 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
- Total fat: 21.9 g
- Cholesterol: 21.3 mg
- Saturated fat: 7 g
- Monounsaturated fat: 9.1 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.3 g
Omega-6 in Bacon
A good source of omega-6 fatty acids, every slice of bacon contains a total of 2.3 grams of omega-6. In addition, a large portion of the omega-6 in bacon comes from linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid.
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- other omega 6: 0.1 g
- linoleic acid: 2.07 g
Calories Similar to Bacon
Some other proteins with similar calories to bacon by weight:Protein in Bacon
Bacon is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.- Protein: 0.02 g
Protein Similar to Bacon
Some other proteins with similar amounts of protein to bacon by weight:- Raw Pork Belly: +2 grams
- Spam: +2.7 grams
- Raw Beef: +3.1 grams
- Ham: +3.6 grams
Vitamins and Minerals in Bacon
Cooked bacon is not known for its vitamin and minerals, but still contain trace amounts of a few nutrients.Vitamins in bacon (1 slice):
- Vitamin a: 2.4 ug
- Niacin: 0.2 mg
- Vitamin b12: < 0.1 ug
- Calcium: 0.2 mg
- Potassium: 3.3 mg
- Iron: < 0.1 mg
- Zinc: < 0.1 mg
- Selenium: 1.3 ug
- Phosphorus: 2 mg
- Choline: 1.4 mg
Bacon Nutrition Chart
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