Is Bacon high in protein?

Bacon contains 17 g of protein per 100 g (34% of the 50 g Daily Value). About 26% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other meat, that is below the median (median 17.1 g).

How many carbs are in Bacon?

Bacon has 0.5 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0.5 g of sugars. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in Bacon?

Bacon contains 21 g of fat per 100 g, of which 8 g is saturated (40% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Bacon?

100 g contains 8,655 mg of sodium, 376% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated April 28, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 12, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Bacon

Packaged product Meat ICA

Bacon contains 259 kcal per 100 g.

Roughly 73% of its calories come from fat, with 26% from protein and 0.8% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in meat on FoodFactly, where the median is 208 kcal per 100 g across 49,494 products.

The values are as declared on the product label and entered by Open Food Facts contributors.

259kcal per 100 g

17 gprotein

0.5 gcarbohydrates

21 gfat

Nutrition facts

Amount

The source reports no household measures (such as cups or pieces) for this food, so only weights are offered.

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	259 kcal
Total fat L	21 g	27%
Saturated fat L	8 g	40%
Sodium L	8,655 mg	376%
Total carbohydrates L	0.5 g	0.2%
Dietary fiber	not reported
Total sugars L	0.5 g
Protein L	17 g	34%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 26%
Carbohydrates 0.8%
Fat 73%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Nutritional insights

Protein17 gbelow the median for meat (median 17.1 g)
Sugars0.5 gbelow the median for meat (median 1 g)
Fat21 gin the top quarter of meat (median 8.8 g)
Saturated fat8 gin the top quarter of meat (median 3.2 g)
Sodium8,655 mgin the top quarter of meat (median 423 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal6.6 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: ICA
Barcode: 3351664137814
Category: Meat

Ingredients

Ingredients not reported.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

Open Food Facts, record 3351664137814. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated April 28, 2026. Imported November 12, 2026.

Last updated: November 12, 2026. Data quality score: 80/100 (how it is calculated).

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