Calories in baked bacon.
548 kcal per 100 g.
Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked · SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA FDC 167914
Nutrition for your portion
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 548 kcal | 548 kcal |
| Protein | 35.7 g | 35.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 1.35 g | 1.35 g |
| Fat | 43.3 g | 43.3 g |
| Fibre | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sugars | 0 g | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 14.2 g | 14.2 g |
| Sodium | 2,190 mg | 2,190 mg |
| Salt (calculated from sodium) | 5.48 g | 5.48 g |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 11 ug | 11 ug |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0.32 mg | 0.32 mg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 0.1 ug | 0.1 ug |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.35 mg | 0.35 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.25 mg | 0.25 mg |
| Niacin | 10.6 mg | 10.6 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.31 mg | 0.31 mg |
| Folate, total | 2 ug | 2 ug |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.16 ug | 1.16 ug |
| Potassium | 539 mg | 539 mg |
| Calcium | 10 mg | 10 mg |
| Phosphorus | 506 mg | 506 mg |
| Magnesium | 30 mg | 30 mg |
| Iron | 1.49 mg | 1.49 mg |
| Zinc | 3.36 mg | 3.36 mg |
| Selenium | 59 ug | 59 ug |
| Iodine | Unknown | Unknown |
| Copper | 0.18 mg | 0.18 mg |
Energy comes from USDA nutrient 1008. Salt is calculated as sodium × 2.5, with unit conversion to grams. It is not a separately measured salt value.
Preparation
548 kcal per 100 g looks alarming until the weight is attached: a rasher goes into the oven at 28 g and comes out at about 8. Almost three quarters of it left as water and rendered fat, and what remains is dense — 43.3 g of fat and 35.7 g of protein per 100 g. Fat that drips through a rack is gone; fat left in a tray is not, and this row assumes the former.
Logging this food
One cooked rasher is 8 g and 44 kcal, which is the only unit that makes sense for bacon. Count rashers, not grams: four is about 176 kcal, and a full English's bacon is rarely the largest number on the plate. Weighing a raw rasher against this row would put it at 153 kcal, which is nonsense — the raw row exists for that.
Swaps and alternatives
Microwaving between paper gives 476 kcal per 100 g against 548 baked, largely because more fat is drawn out and absorbed by the paper. Neither is a big lever. Bacon is a food where the portion decides everything: the difference between two rashers and five is about 130 kcal, more than any cooking method will find.