Bacon rashers, back, raw
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Back bacon rashers are slices of cured pork from the back of the pig. These figures describe raw bacon and include smoked and unsmoked products. Bacon mainly provides protein and fat: per 100g, it contains 17g of protein and 17g of fat, including 6.2g of saturated fat. It also contains 2.9g of salt.
Protein is needed for the growth and repair of body tissues. The salt and saturated fat content are points to note for people monitoring their intake. Eating too much salt can contribute to raised blood pressure, while saturated fat can raise blood cholesterol. Full nutritional figures are in the tables below.
Nutrition per 100g
Nutrient | Per 100g |
|---|---|
Energy | 215 kcal |
Energy | 891 kJ |
Fat | 17g |
of which saturates | 6.2g |
Carbohydrate | 0g |
of which sugars | 0g |
0g | |
17g | |
Salt | 2.9g |
Alcohol | 0g |
Water | 64g |
Cholesterol | 53mg |
Vitamins and minerals per 100g
Nutrient | Per 100g |
|---|---|
Trace | |
0.3µg | |
0.02mg | |
1mg | |
0.63mg | |
0.11mg | |
5.6mg | |
0.46mg | |
Trace | |
3µg | |
5mg | |
0.4mg | |
17mg | |
150mg | |
300mg | |
Sodium | 1140mg |
1.2mg | |
0.06mg | |
8µg | |
5µg |
Other types of bacon rashers
Food | Calories per 100g | Protein per 100g | Fat per 100g | Fibre per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
136 kcal | 19g | 6.7g | 0g | |
213 kcal | 26g | 12g | 0g | |
257 kcal | 28g | 16g | 0g | |
295 kcal | 24g | 22g | 0g | |
214 kcal | 26g | 12g | 0g | |
287 kcal | 23g | 22g | 0g | |
313 kcal | 36g | 19g | 0g | |
307 kcal | 24g | 23g | 0g | |
282 kcal | 24g | 21g | 0g | |
293 kcal | 23g | 22g | 0g | |
258 kcal | 24g | 17g | 0g | |
241 kcal | 15g | 20g | 0g | |
276 kcal | 16g | 24g | – | |
350 kcal | 23g | 29g | 0g | |
307 kcal | 25g | 23g | 0g | |
335 kcal | 24g | 27g | 0g | |
337 kcal | 24g | 27g | 0g |
About these figures
Values are per 100g of the food as described (10 samples; smoked and unsmoked, loose and prepacked British, Danish and Dutch bacon). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.