Is Bacon high in protein?

Bacon contains 22 g of protein per 100 g (44% of the 50 g Daily Value). About 70% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other meat, that is above the median (median 17 g).

How many carbs are in Bacon?

Bacon has 1 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0.7 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 3.7 g of fat per 100 g, of which 1.1 g is saturated (6% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Bacon?

100 g contains 1,160 mg of sodium, 50% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated March 19, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Bacon

Packaged product Meat Montagne Noire

Bacon contains 125 kcal per 100 g.

Roughly 70% of its calories come from protein, with 27% from fat and 3% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is less energy than the typical item in meat on FoodFactly, where the median is 294 kcal per 100 g across 624 products.

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

Photo: Open Food Facts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Open Food Facts contributors

125kcal per 100 g

22 gprotein

1 gcarbohydrates

3.7 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	125 kcal
Total fat L	3.7 g	5%
Saturated fat L	1.1 g	6%
Sodium L	1,160 mg	50%
Total carbohydrates L	1 g	0.4%
Dietary fiber	not reported
Total sugars L	0.7 g
Protein L	22 g	44%

% 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 70%
Carbohydrates 3%
Fat 27%

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

Nutritional insights

Protein22 gabove the median for meat (median 17 g)
Sugars0.7 gabove the median for meat (median 0.5 g)
Fat3.7 gin the lowest quarter of meat (median 25 g)
Saturated fat1.1 gin the lowest quarter of meat (median 9 g)
Sodium1,160 mgabove the median for meat (median 1,052 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal17.6 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Montagne Noire
Barcode: 3485250001002
Quantity: 50 x 10 g
Category: Bacon
Nutri-Score: D as computed by Open Food Facts

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 3485250001002. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated March 19, 2026. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 80/100 (how it is calculated).

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