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The best bacon in UK supermarkets, ranked
We ranked 242 bacon sold in UK supermarkets using the nutrition panel and ingredients printed on each pack. Of these, 24% are ultra-processed (NOVA group 4), 91% get a red traffic light for salt and 70% get a red traffic light for saturated fat. The typical one has 21.1g protein, 0.3g sugar and 2.8g salt per 100g.
Jump to: Lowest salt · Highest protein · Lowest saturated fat · Lowest fat
The short answer
- Lowest salt: Tesco freeFROM Bacon Rashers (1.1g per 100g)
- Highest protein: Marks & Spencer Smoked Bacon British outdoor bred pork (57.6g per 100g)
- Lowest saturated fat: Mattessons 6 Turkey Rashers (0.4g per 100g)
- Lowest fat: Sainsburys Unsmoked British Bacon Medallions (1.6g per 100g)
Want a different "best"? Open the full aisle to rank by anything and leave out allergens, palm oil, seed oils, sweeteners or ultra-processed products.
Lowest salt bacon
Ranked by salt per 100g out of 176 bacon with complete labels. At most two per brand.
| # | Product | Salt per 100g | Nutri-Score | Traffic lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bacon RashersTesco freeFROM · 150g | 1.1g | D | |
| 2 | Unsmoked British Bacon MedallionsSainsburys · 200g | 1.1g | C | |
| 3 | Smoked Bacon Medallions, Be good to yourselfSainsbury's | 1.1g | C | |
| 4 | Oak Smoked Dry Cured Streaky Bacon RashersSainsbury's · 220 g | 1.1g | D | |
| 5 | Bacon smoked medallionsSimon Howie · 200g | 1.4g | C | |
| 6 | sweetcure back baconSimon howie · 220g | 1.4g | D | |
| 7 | Unsmoked Bacon MedallionsCoOp | 1.4g | C | |
| 8 | BaconWaitrose · 200 g | 1.5g | D | |
| 9 | Free Range Beech Smoked Back BaconWaitrose | 1.5g | D | |
| 10 | Classic Roasted BaconSokołów | 1.6g | E |
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Highest protein bacon
Ranked by protein per 100g out of 190 bacon with complete labels. At most two per brand.
| # | Product | Protein per 100g | Nutri-Score | Traffic lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked Bacon British outdoor bred porkMarks & Spencer · 55g | 57.6g | E | |
| 2 | Smoked Crispy BaconTesco · 50 g | 51.6g | E | |
| 3 | Dry Cured Unsmoked Streaky BaconALDI | 36.3g | E | |
| 4 | Unsmoked streaky baconMorrisons | 35.9g | E | |
| 5 | Smoked Bacon Medallions, Be good to yourselfSainsbury's | 34.6g | C | |
| 6 | Smoked Bacon LardonsOakhurst · 200g | 34.1g | E | |
| 7 | Bacon lardonsOakhurst · 200g | 34.1g | E | |
| 8 | The Best Dry Cured Smoked Back BaconMorrisons | 33.7g | ||
| 9 | 6 smoked dried cured back bacon rashersDeluxe · 200g | 33.5g | E | |
| 10 | Unsmoked Back BaconSavers By Morrisons · 300 g | 32.7g | E |
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Lowest saturated fat bacon
Ranked by saturates per 100g out of 187 bacon with complete labels. At most two per brand.
| # | Product | Saturates per 100g | Nutri-Score | Traffic lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Turkey RashersMattessons · 150 g | 0.4g | A | |
| 2 | Unsmoked British Bacon MedallionsSainsburys · 200g | 0.6g | C | |
| 3 | Bacon smoked medallionsSimon Howie · 200g | 1.1g | C | |
| 4 | Lean Bacon UnsmokedOakhurst · 250 g | 1.2g | D | |
| 5 | Unsmoked Bacon MedallionsCoOp | 1.3g | C | |
| 6 | Reduced Fat British Unsmoked Bacon MedallionsCoop Outdoor Bred · 240 g | 1.3g | A | |
| 7 | 10 smoked bacon medallionsM&S · 250 g | 1.4g | ||
| 8 | Lean diced unsmoked baconSainsbury's · 250 g | 1.4g | A | |
| 9 | Wiltshire Cured Back Bacon MedallionsTesco Finest · 200g | 1.5g | D | |
| 10 | Bacon medallionsLidl | 1.5g | D |
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Lowest fat bacon
Ranked by fat per 100g out of 190 bacon with complete labels. At most two per brand.
| # | Product | Fat per 100g | Nutri-Score | Traffic lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unsmoked British Bacon MedallionsSainsburys · 200g | 1.6g | C | |
| 2 | 6 Turkey RashersMattessons · 150 g | 2g | A | |
| 3 | Bacon smoked medallionsSimon Howie · 200g | 3.1g | C | |
| 4 | Smoked 75 LESS FAT BACON MEDALLIONSlidl | 3.1g | D | |
| 5 | Lean Bacon UnsmokedOakhurst · 250 g | 3.3g | D | |
| 6 | 10 smoked bacon medallionsM&S · 250 g | 3.5g | ||
| 7 | Wiltshire Cured Back Bacon MedallionsTesco Finest · 200g | 3.6g | D | |
| 8 | Bacon medallionsLidl | 3.8g | D | |
| 9 | Unsmoked Bacon MedallionsCoOp | 4g | C | |
| 10 | Reduced Fat British Unsmoked Bacon MedallionsCoop Outdoor Bred · 240 g | 4g | A |
How these rankings work
Every figure is per 100g, taken from the label as recorded in Open Food Facts, the open food database built by volunteers. Products whose numbers don't add up (for example, energy that doesn't match the fat, carbs and protein) are left out of these tables but still appear in the full aisle. Traffic lights follow the UK front-of-pack thresholds for fat, saturates, sugar and salt. Nutri-Score runs from A (best) to E. Brands can't pay to appear here. Spot a mistake? Fix it at the source on Open Food Facts and it reaches Shelf Check at the next refresh.