Bacon
37
as eaten · per 100 g: 500 kcal · 40.9 g protein · 0.0 g fiber
satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale
Why this score
easy to overeatNo single route carries this one — a moderate amount of protein, volume and fiber.
Three routes to fullness — one is enough
33% of kcal
16% water
0 g/Mcal
What pulls it down
11%
Per
- Calories
- 500
- Protein
- (33%)
- 41 g
- Fat
- (66%)
- 37 g
- Carbohydrates
- (2%)
- 2 g
- of which sugar
- 3 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 1,830 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
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- 26BLT524 kcal · 25 g protein per serving
- 34Loaded baked potato485 kcal · 16 g protein per serving
- 44Baked beans226 kcal · 11 g protein per serving
- 26Jalapeño poppers285 kcal · 10 g protein per serving
- 26Quiche lorraine409 kcal · 16 g protein per serving
Per 100 g. Source: usda-foundation #749420 — listed by USDA as “Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, restaurant”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.