How many calories are in Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon?

100 g of Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon has 179 kcal. Serving, 100 g (100 g): about 179 kcal.

Is Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon high in protein?

Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon contains 18.3 g of protein per 100 g (37% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 18.3 g in serving, 100 g (100 g). About 41% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other meat, that is below the median (median 20 g).

How many carbs are in Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon?

Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon has 0.5 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0.2 g of sugars. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon?

Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon contains 11.7 g of fat per 100 g, of which 4.2 g is saturated (21% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon?

100 g contains 968 mg of sodium, 42% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated April 2, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 7, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon

Packaged product Meat Glensallagh

Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon contains 179 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 100 g (100 g) provides about 179 kcal.

Roughly 58% of its calories come from fat, with 41% from protein and 1% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is less energy than the typical item in meat on FoodFactly, where the median is 223 kcal per 100 g across 12 products.

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

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179kcal per 100 g

18.3 gprotein

0.5 gcarbohydrates

11.7 gfat

179kcal in serving, 100 g (100 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	179 kcal
Total fat L	11.7 g	15%
Saturated fat L	4.2 g	21%
Sodium L	968 mg	42%
Total carbohydrates L	0.5 g	0.2%
Dietary fiber	not reported
Total sugars L	0.2 g
Added sugars L	0.1 g	0.2%
Protein L	18.3 g	37%

% 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 41%
Carbohydrates 1%
Fat 58%

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

Nutritional insights

Protein18.3 gbelow the median for meat (median 20 g)
Fat11.7 gin the lowest quarter of meat (median 15.9 g)
Saturated fat4.2 gin the lowest quarter of meat (median 5.7 g)
Sodium968 mgin the lowest quarter of meat (median 1,040 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal10.2 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Glensallagh
Barcode: 4056489422273
Quantity: 400g
Label serving: 100 g
Category: Unsmoked back bacon
Packaging: Plastic
Nutri-Score: D as computed by Open Food Facts
NOVA group: 3 processing level (1 to 4), as classified by Open Food Facts

Ingredients

93% Irish Pork, Water, Salt, Sugar, Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Nitrate, Potassium Nitrate; Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate

As listed on the package and transcribed by Open Food Facts contributors. Always check the package for allergens.

Ingredient guides: Salt Sugar

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Unsmoked Back Bacon Aldi	229	25.4 g	0.57 g	14 g
Unsmoked Back Bacon Aldi	255	29.1 g	0 g	15.5 g

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

Source of the nutrition information

Open Food Facts, record 4056489422273. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated April 2, 2026. Imported November 7, 2026.

Last updated: November 7, 2026. Data quality score: 85/100 (how it is calculated).

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