Fried bacon calories come to 54 for one slice (11.5 g) and 468 per 100 g. About 69% of those calories come from fat, and sodium climbs fast: one slice holds 194 mg, while five slices reach 968 mg. How many slices you stack decides the cost of this breakfast side, not the pan.
54kcal
1 slice · 11 g, pan-fried, pre-sliced
30%protein
3.9 gProtein
0 gCarbs
4 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Pan-fried, pre-sliced · per 11 g
Calories
54 kcal
Protein
3.9 g
Carbohydrate
0.2 g
Fat
4 g
Saturated fat
1.4 g
Cholesterol
11 mg
Sodium
194 mg
Potassium
57 mg
Iron
0.1 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Fried bacon: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 slice (11.5 g)
54
3.9 g
0.2 g
4 g
194 mg
3%
3 oz portion (85 g)
398
28.8 g
1.4 g
29.8 g
1,431 mg
20%
100 g
468
33.9 g
1.7 g
35.1 g
1,684 mg
23%
Reduced sodium slice (8 g)
43
3 g
0.1 g
3.3 g
82 mg
2%
3 × 1 slice (11.5 g)
161
11.7 g
581 mg
5 × 1 slice (11.5 g)
269
19.5 g
968 mg
Three slices land at 161 calories
A single pan-fried slice weighs 11.5 g and carries 54 calories, only 3% of the daily value. Two slices come to 108 calories and three to 161. Five slices, a generous plate, reach 269 calories along with 19.5 g of protein.
Weigh it instead and the picture shifts. A 3 oz portion (85 g) of fried bacon is 398 calories, 20% of the daily value, with 28.8 g of protein and 29.8 g of fat. That is far more bacon than most people put on a plate, so check whether a recipe means slices or ounces before you log it.
Slice size varies too. The USDA reduced-sodium slice weighs 8 g and comes to 43 calories, so counting slices without knowing their size can drift. A kitchen scale settles it, and BodyPal can log the bacon from a photo if you would rather skip the weighing.
Fat supplies 69% of the calories
Per 100 g, fried bacon holds 35.1 g of fat, 33.9 g of protein and 1.7 g of carbohydrate. Fat carries more calories per gram, so the split works out to 69% of calories from fat, 30% from protein and 1% from carbs. Saturated fat is 12 g per 100 g and cholesterol is 99 mg.
The protein is real, though. One slice adds 3.9 g, which is 8% of the daily value, and three slices give 11.7 g. Still, you pay for that protein with more than twice as many fat calories, which makes bacon a better flavor accent than a protein source.
Carbs barely register at 0.2 g per slice, and sugar and fiber are both 0. That makes bacon easy to fit into low-carb eating, where the fat and sodium rows deserve more attention than the carb row.
Sodium climbs faster than calories
One slice has 194 mg of sodium, 8% of the daily value, against just 3% of daily calories. That gap is the real story of this food. Per 100 g, fried bacon carries 1,684 mg of sodium, or 73% of the daily value.
Stack it up and the numbers move quickly. Two slices hold 387 mg, three hold 581 mg and five reach 968 mg. A 3 oz portion (85 g) hits 1,431 mg, 62% of the daily value, before eggs, toast or cheese add their own salt.
If you watch sodium, reduced-sodium bacon is the clear swap. The USDA reduced-sodium slice (8 g) has 82 mg of sodium, 4% of the daily value, and 43 calories. Part of that drop comes from the smaller slice, so compare packages by weight as well as by slice count.
Use bacon as the accent, not the base
Bacon brings fat, protein and salt but no fiber, so it pairs best with foods that fill in what it lacks. Vegetables, fruit, beans or whole-grain toast add fiber and volume for relatively few calories, and they keep the plate from being mostly fat.
Two slices, at 108 calories and 7.8 g of protein, sit comfortably next to eggs or a vegetable omelet. Crumbled over a salad or stirred into soup, a single slice spreads a lot of smoky flavor across the dish for 54 calories.
Watch the extras that usually come along. Bacon often arrives with buttered toast, cheese or a sandwich bun, and those add more salt and fat to a food already high in both. On the plus side, fried bacon also carries 499 mg of potassium per 100 g.
How does fried bacon compare?
This table sets fried bacon against bacon strips, cooked bacon and Canadian bacon, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: Fried bacon, bacon strips and cooked bacon share the same numbers, 468 calories per 100 g, so the name you search for changes nothing. If calories or fat are your priority, pick Canadian bacon at 110 calories and 2.6 g of fat per 100 g; if you want the crisp original, keep it to a slice or two.
Fried bacon FAQs
How many calories are in one slice of fried bacon?
One pan-fried slice weighs 11.5 g and has 54 calories. A 3 oz portion (85 g) comes to 398 calories.
Is fried bacon good for weight loss?
It is energy dense at 468 calories per 100 g with 35.1 g fat, so portion size decides: a single 11.5 g slice is 54 calories.
Fried bacon or Canadian bacon: which has fewer calories?
Pan-fried Canadian bacon has 146 calories per 100 g against 468 for pan-fried pork bacon, with 28.3 g protein versus 33.9 g.
How much protein is in fried bacon?
Per 100 g there is 33.9 g protein, so one 11.5 g slice gives 3.9 g protein alongside 4 g fat and 194 mg sodium.
How many calories are in 100 g of fried bacon?
100 g of pan-fried bacon has 468 calories, 23% of the daily value. It also carries 35.1 g of fat, 33.9 g of protein and 1,684 mg of sodium, which is 73% of the daily value.
How many calories are in a 3 oz serving of fried bacon?
A 3 oz portion (85 g) of fried bacon has 398 calories. It gives 28.8 g of protein, 29.8 g of fat and 1,431 mg of sodium, covering 62% of the daily sodium value on its own.
How many calories are in two slices of fried bacon?
Two slices of fried bacon total 108 calories, with 7.8 g of protein and 387 mg of sodium. Three slices come to 161 calories, and five slices reach 269.
How much fat is in a slice of fried bacon?
One slice (11.5 g) of fried bacon has 4 g of fat. Fat supplies 69% of its calories, and per 100 g the total is 35.1 g of fat, including 12 g of saturated fat.
How many carbs are in fried bacon?
Fried bacon has 1.7 g of carbs per 100 g and just 0.2 g per slice. Sugar and fiber are both 0, so carbs account for only 1% of its calories.
