Is Lardons high in protein?

Lardons contains 15 g of protein per 100 g (30% of the 50 g Daily Value). About 21% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other meat, that is in the lowest quarter (median 17 g).

How many carbs are in Lardons?

Lardons has 1 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 0.9 g of sugars. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in Lardons?

Lardons contains 25 g of fat per 100 g, of which 10 g is saturated (50% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Lardons?

100 g contains 880 mg of sodium, 38% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated May 23, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 12, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Lardons

Packaged product Meat Trader Joe's

Lardons contains 290 kcal per 100 g.

Roughly 78% of its calories come from fat, with 21% from protein and 1% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is close to the median for meat on FoodFactly (268 kcal per 100 g).

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

290kcal per 100 g

15 gprotein

1 gcarbohydrates

25 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	290 kcal
Total fat L	25 g	32%
Saturated fat L	10 g	50%
Sodium L	880 mg	38%
Total carbohydrates L	1 g	0.4%
Dietary fiber L	0 g	0%
Total sugars L	0.9 g
Protein L	15 g	30%

% 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 21%
Carbohydrates 1%
Fat 78%

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

Nutritional insights

Protein15 gin the lowest quarter of meat (median 17 g)
Sugars0.9 gin the top quarter of meat (median 0.5 g)
Fat25 gabove the median for meat (median 21.7 g)
Saturated fat10 gin the top quarter of meat (median 8 g)
Sodium880 mgin the lowest quarter of meat (median 1,160 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal5.2 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Trader Joe's
Barcode: 4065002006050
Quantity: 2 x 190 g
Category: Lardons
Nutri-Score: E 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 4065002006050. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated May 23, 2026. Imported November 12, 2026.

Last updated: November 12, 2026. Data quality score: 85/100 (how it is calculated).

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