Nutrition Facts
Serving size 100g
Amount per serving
Calories 413
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 40g %61
Saturated Fat 13g %66
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 66mg %0
Sodium 662mg %44
Total Carbohydrate 1g %0
Dietary Fiber 0g %0
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 13g
Vitamin D 16.0IU %2
Calcium 5.0mg %0
Iron 0.4mg %2
Potassium 198mg %5
Phosphorus 144.0mg %14
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Vitamins in bacon
Vitamin C 0.0mg %0
Vitamin K 0.0µg %0
Vitamin A 37.0IU %1
Vitamin D 16.0IU %3
Vitamin E 0.4mg %3
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.1mg %6
Choline, total 47.8mg %9
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.6mg %11
Vitamin B6 0.3mg %20
Vitamin B12 0.5µg %21
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.3mg %23
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 4.0mg %25
Minerals in bacon
Calcium 5.0mg %0
Manganese 0.0mg %0
Iron 0.4mg %2
Magnesium 12.0mg %3
Copper 0.0mg %5
Potassium 198.0mg %5
Zinc 1.2mg %8
Phosphorus 144.0mg %14
Selenium 20.1µg %37
Sodium 662.0mg %44
Amino Acids in bacon
Valine 0.6g %33
Leucine 1.0g %36
Isoleucine 0.6g %40
Methionine 0.3g %44
Cystine 0.1g %46
Threonine 0.6g %49
Lysine 1.1g %50
Tryptophan 0.2g %50
Tyrosine 0.5g %53
Phenylalanine 0.5g %56
Histidine 0.5g %68
Fatty Acids in bacon
EPA 0.00g %1
DHA 0.01g %3
DPA 0.02g %15
Omega-3 0.27g %17
ALA 0.23g %21
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Macronutrients ratio
Carbohydrate Quality Score
Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.
The Carbohydrate Quality Score of bacon is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.
Protein Completeness
A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.
Bacon has a complete source of protein.
| amino acid | mg/kg of BW | mg/g of protein |
|---|---|---|
| Valine | 39 | 49 |
| Leucine | 59 | 80 |
| Isoleucine | 30 | 46 |
| Threonine | 23 | 43 |
| Lysine | 45 | 86 |
| Tryptophan | 6 | 12 |
| Histidine | 15 | 39 |
| Met+Cys | 22 | 38 |
| Phe+Tyr | 30 | 79 |
Protein Energy Ratio
Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.
The protein energy ratio in bacon is 1.3 which makes it a low P:E food.
Energy density (ED)
Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.
The energy density of bacon is 4.2 which makes it a high energy density food.
How nutritious is this food?
Micronutrients in bacon as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.
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Nutrient Density Score for bacon is 12/100 low).
The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.
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Micronutrient Ratios
Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for bacon
| Nutrient Ratio | Value | Ideal Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Omega6:Omega3 | 21.51 | <4 |
| Zinc:Copper | 28.10 | <12 |
| Potassium:Sodium | 0.30 | >2 |
| Caclcium:Magnesium | 0.42 | <2 |
| Iron:Copper | 9.52 | <15 |
| Calcium:Phosphorus | 0.03 | >1.3 |
Satiety Score
Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.
satiety 41%
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This food is not insulinogenic with high insulin load.
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