bacon

Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork made from various cuts, typically the belly or less fatty parts of the back. It is eaten as a side dish (particularly in breakfasts), used as a central ingredient (e.g., the BLT sandwich), or as a flavouring or accent.

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Bacon is a salt-cured pork product made from cuts like the belly or back, commonly eaten at breakfast as a side dish or used as a main ingredient in dishes like BLT sandwiches. It matters because it serves as a versatile food—eaten on its own, incorporated into recipes, or used to add flavor to other dishes.

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Food.name: Bacon
Food.image: Made20bacon.png
Food.caption: A strip of cooked side (streaky) bacon
Food.type: Cured pork
Food.main_ingredient: Salt-cured pork belly

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Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 989 products

eNutri-Score

4NOVA · Ultra-processed food

Energy: 401 kcal
Fat: 32 g
— of which saturates: 12 g
Carbohydrates: 1.5 g
— of which sugars: 1.3 g
Fibre: 0.2 g
Protein: 24.5 g
Salt: 21.57 g

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MCN code: 0210.12.00
food energy: 556
hashtag: bacon
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00003881
Unicode character: 🥓
Commons category: Bacon
Commons gallery: Bacon

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Contents

Curing and smoking
Cuts
Around the world
Australia and New Zealand
Canada
Germany
Japan
Great Britain and Ireland
United States
History
Bacon mania
Bacon dishes
Bacon fat
Nutrients
Health concerns
Alternatives
Turkey bacon
Macon
Vegetarian bacon
Bacon-flavoured products
Bacon bits
Other bacon-flavoured products
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Bacon is also used for barding and larding roasts, especially game, including venison and pheasant, and may also be used to insulate or flavour roast joints by being layered onto the meat. The word is derived from the Proto-Germanic , meaning .