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Calories in bacon

Bacon has 393 kcal (1,644 kJ) per 100 g raw and 548 kcal (2,293 kJ) per 100 g cooked.

Updated 21 October 2026. Sources named on the page.

Key factCalories in bacon is 393 kcal per 100 g raw, 548 cooked (1,644 kJ per 100 g).

Raw and cooked bacon, side by side
A rasher raw and cooked
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Calories in bacon, per 100 g and per serve

Per 100 g of: Pork, cured, bacon, unprepared; and Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked.

Per 100 g

Per 100 g	kcal	kJ	Protein	Fat	Carbs
bacon (raw)	393	1,644	13.7 g	37.1 g	0 g
bacon (cooked)	548	2,293	35.7 g	43.3 g	1.4 g

bacon next to similar foods, per 100 g

Food	kcal	kJ	Protein	Fat
Ham, sliced	164	686	16.6 g	8.8 g
Sausage, pork and beef (cooked)	396	1,657	13.8 g	36.3 g
Salami	425	1,778	21.7 g	37 g
Turkey breast (cooked)	147	615	30.1 g	2.1 g

Common serves

Serve	Weight	kcal	kJ	Protein	Fat
One raw rasher	28 g	110 kcal	460 kJ	3.8 g	10.4 g
One cooked rasher	8.1 g	44 kcal	186 kJ	2.9 g	3.5 g
Three cooked rashers	24.3 g	133 kcal	557 kJ	8.7 g	10.5 g
100 g of cooked bacon	100 g	548 kcal	2,293 kJ	35.7 g	43.3 g

Sources: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy, April 2018, fdc 168277 and 167914

Values for bacon vary by brand and how it is cooked. Check the pack. General information, not medical advice.

Why cooked bacon looks so much higher

Bacon loses a large share of its weight as fat and water in the pan, so 100 g of cooked bacon holds far more bacon than 100 g of raw. That is why the two rows are far apart. A single cooked rasher weighs only a few grams, which is why per rasher the numbers look small.

Raw weight or plate weight

Weigh the rashers raw and use the raw row, or weigh them cooked and use the cooked row. Mixing the two is where most of the error comes from.

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Sodium

Cured meat is salty, and the cooked figure here is high in sodium. If you keep an eye on salt, bacon is one of the foods where the sodium column is worth reading.

Questions

How many calories are in a rasher of bacon?

A cooked rasher of about 8 g is roughly 44 kcal. A raw rasher of about 28 g is roughly 110 kcal.

How many calories are in three rashers of cooked bacon?

About 133 kcal (557 kJ) on these figures. Rashers vary in size, so weigh them if you want to be exact.

Where do the bacon numbers come from?

From the USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy table (April 2018), per 100 g, the same table the Daily Journal food planner uses. Packs and brands differ, so use the label where there is one.

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