Bacon rashers, back, sweetcure, grilled
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Sweetcure back bacon rashers are slices of cured pork from the back of the animal; the figures here are for grilled bacon. The data cover smoked and unsmoked products. Bacon mainly provides protein and fat. Per 100g, it contains 24g of protein, 17g of fat, including 6.6g of saturated fat, and 3.5g of salt.
Protein is needed for the growth and repair of body tissues. Bacon is processed meat, and its salt and saturated fat content are relevant for people monitoring these in their diet. Sweetcure bacon also contains some sugar from the curing process. Full nutrient figures are provided in the tables below.
Nutrition per 100g
Nutrient | Per 100g |
|---|---|
Energy | 258 kcal |
Energy | 1074 kJ |
Fat | 17g |
of which saturates | 6.6g |
Carbohydrate | 1.6g |
of which sugars | 1.6g |
0g | |
24g | |
Salt | 3.5g |
Alcohol | 0g |
Water | 53g |
Cholesterol | 63mg |
Vitamins and minerals per 100g
Nutrient | Per 100g |
|---|---|
Trace | |
0.6µg | |
0.07mg | |
Trace | |
0.91mg | |
0.16mg | |
7.1mg | |
0.47mg | |
1µg | |
3µg | |
7mg | |
0.8mg | |
21mg | |
200mg | |
340mg | |
Sodium | 1390mg |
2.4mg | |
0.09mg | |
12µg | |
7µg |
Other types of bacon rashers
Food | Calories per 100g | Protein per 100g | Fat per 100g | Fibre per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
213 kcal | 26g | 12g | 0g | |
257 kcal | 28g | 16g | 0g | |
214 kcal | 26g | 12g | 0g | |
287 kcal | 23g | 22g | 0g | |
313 kcal | 36g | 19g | 0g | |
282 kcal | 24g | 21g | 0g | |
293 kcal | 23g | 22g | 0g | |
295 kcal | 24g | 22g | 0g | |
136 kcal | 19g | 6.7g | 0g | |
307 kcal | 24g | 23g | 0g | |
215 kcal | 17g | 17g | 0g | |
307 kcal | 25g | 23g | 0g | |
337 kcal | 24g | 27g | 0g | |
350 kcal | 23g | 29g | 0g | |
241 kcal | 15g | 20g | 0g | |
335 kcal | 24g | 27g | 0g | |
276 kcal | 16g | 24g | – |
About these figures
Values are per 100g of the food as described (9 samples; smoked and unsmoked, loose and prepacked British and Danish bacon). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.