Cured and typically smoked pork belly or back, sliced and fried or baked. High in sodium and saturated fat.
Bacon is considered low concern by food-safety agencies.
Score impact: −4 points on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)
Found in 61 of 12,858 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.
Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA
Bacon is also known as bacon, бекон, pork bacon, smoked bacon, свински бекон — these all refer to the same ingredient.
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