Bacon
1,088 products · 316 brands
USDA's branded food database lists 1,088 bacon products from 316 brands; the median has 500 calories, 0 g of sugars, 31.6 g of protein and 1,667 mg of sodium per 100 g. The most common serving is 15 g (219 labels).
Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.
The leader on each nutrient
There is no single healthiest bacon product in the data: each nutrient has its own leader, per 100 g (in single-serve aisles, "most" rankings go by the serving as sold). Each row opens its full ranking.
| Ranking | Product | Its value |
|---|---|---|
| Most protein | Maple Flavored & Brown Sugar Cured Center Cut Thick Sliced Bacon (Metropolitan Market)One of 13 products at this value; the tie is broken by fewer calories. | 50.0 g per 100 g |
| Least sugar | Applewood Smoked Uncured Center Cut Bacon (Hempler's)One of 208 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein. | 0 g per 100 g |
| Least sodium | Hickory Smoked Lower Sodium Bacon (Signature Select) | 375 mg per 100 g |
| Fewest calories | Naturally Hickory Smoked Canadian Bacon (Smithfield) | 88 calories per 100 g |
| Most fiber | Pineapple & Uncured Bacon Chicken Meatballs, Smoke (Hy-vee)One of 2 products at this value; the tie is broken by fewer calories. | 1.2 g per 100 g |
| Fewest net carbs | Applewood Smoked Uncured Center Cut Bacon (Hempler's)One of 472 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein. | 0 g per 100 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; 1,088 products, one per UPC.
How bacon products are spread
Half of all bacon products have between 0 g and 0 g of sugars per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Lowest quarter up to | Median | Highest quarter from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 444 | 500 | 533 |
| Sugars | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g |
| Protein | 21.4 g | 31.6 g | 35.7 g |
| Sodium | 1,188 mg | 1,667 mg | 1,924 mg |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 11.5 g | 14.3 g | 16.7 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.
How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving
| FDA threshold (per labeled serving) | Products | Share |
|---|---|---|
| "Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving* | 2 of 1,088 | 0% |
| "High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving | 0 of 725 | 0% |
| "High in protein": 10 g or more per serving | 57 of 1,086 | 5% |
| "Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving* | 1 of 1,088 | 0% |
| "Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving | 628 of 819 | 77% |
Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).
Brands with the most bacon products
| Brand | Products |
|---|---|
| Oscar Mayer | 40 |
| Hormel | 34 |
| Smithfield | 25 |
| Meijer | 23 |
| Giant Eagle | 21 |
| Farmer John | 20 |
| Wright | 18 |
| Wegmans | 18 |
Every bacon product, A to Z
- 7 Select, Bacon7 Select · 412 calories per 100 g
- Ahold, Nature's Promise, Uncured Turkey BaconAhold · 161 calories per 100 g
- Ahold, Premium Turkey BaconAhold · 143 calories per 100 g
- Aidells, Smoked Chicken Breakfast Sausage Links, Maple & Smoked BaconAidells · 196 calories per 100 g
- All Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured BaconRoyale · 375 calories per 100 g
- All Natural Habanero Cherrywood Smoked Dry-rub Uncured BaconTender Belly · 500 calories per 100 g
- All Natural Uncured BaconBoulder Sausage · 467 calories per 100 g
- All Natural Uncured Peppered BaconBoulder Sausage · 467 calories per 100 g
- Apple Cider Thick Cut BaconHormel · 458 calories per 100 g
- Apple Spice Seasoned Uncured BaconOpen Acres · 450 calories per 100 g
- Apple Wood Smoked Silicon Center Cut BaconLouie's Meats, Inc. · 393 calories per 100 g
- Applewood BaconWright · 571 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Bacon Naturally Triple Slow SmokedCloverdale · 533 calories per 100 g
- Applewood BaconWright · 600 calories per 100 g
- Applewood BaconFarmer John · 533 calories per 100 g
- Applewood BaconKentucky Legend · 533 calories per 100 g
- Applewood BaconCloverdale · 533 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Double Smoked BaconBell's Mill · 500 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Dry Rubbed Uncured Pork BaconGarrett Valley Farms · 500 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Hardwood Smoked BaconFarmer John · 529 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Hardwood Smoked Thick Sliced BaconHy-vee · 467 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Naturally Triple Slow Smoked BaconCloverdale · 533 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Real Wood Smoked Thick Cut BaconWright · 571 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Real Wood Smoked Thick Cut BaconWright · 600 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Sliced BaconTops Markets, LLC · 600 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Sliced BaconGiant Eagle · 529 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Apple Cider Cured BaconCarando · 467 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconHickory Sweet · 471 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconSeitz · 533 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconCorn King · 600 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconPacific Coast Selections · 500 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconNueske's · 407 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconGreat Value · 533 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconEssential Everyday · 600 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconJohn Morrell · 588 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconCabin Country · 588 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconSugardale · 462 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconGreat Value · 500 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconGreat Value · 524 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconHill's Premium Meats · 600 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconTyson · 556 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked BaconDaily's Premium Meats · 524 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Butcher Thick Cut BaconOscar Mayer · 462 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Center Cut Slab BaconReddi Gourmet · 571 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Center Cut Thick Sliced Uncured BaconMetropolitan Market · 450 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Classic Cut BaconMarket Pantry · 600 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Dry Rubbed Center Cut Uncured BaconWellshire · 500 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Fully Cooked BaconSugardale · 500 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Fully Cooked BaconJimmy Dean · 533 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Natural Duroc Pork Uncured BaconPrivate Selection · 455 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Old Fashioned Thick Sliced Uncured BaconDabecca · 600 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Organic Uncured Bacon CrumblesWhole Foods Market · 429 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Organic Uncured BaconWhole Foods Market · 367 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Pepper Coated BaconNueske's · 407 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Premium BaconStater Bros. · 533 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Premium BaconFarmer John · 533 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Premium BaconJimmy Dean · 556 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Premium BaconJimmy Dean · 556 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Premium Cut Sliced BaconAhold · 471 calories per 100 g
- Applewood Smoked Ready BaconSugardale · 500 calories per 100 g
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov