What is Bacon Bits? Nutritional Facts, Calories & Taste

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What is Bacon Bits?

Bacon bits are a topping used most often on salads and baked potatoes. The bacon bits are crispy and crunchy with a brown color and a highly umami and salty flavor, that may be slightly smoky. The bacon bits are made by chopping crispy bacon into tiny crumbles to add flavor to various dishes. Bacon bits are often used at room temperature.

What does Bacon Bits Taste Like?

Salty

Salty is one of the five main tastes. It has a satisfying and addictive quality with hints of sourness. Salty foods include cheeses, cured meats, chips, and olives. It is used in almost every dish and prepared food. Salt is added to enhance flavor and offer a distinctly salty taste.

Umami

Umami is one of five main tastes. It is savory with a depth of flavor. Umami is a taste in many foods, including meat, seafood, beans, and nuts. It is both naturally occurring and created through the specific use of ingredients to create a satisfying taste. Umami is characteristic of proteins and savory dishes.

Ingredients

bacon

The popular bacon streaked with fat that is used in American cuisine, comes from the belly of the hog. Bacon is cut in long, thin strips, salt cured and sometimes smoked or flavored with maple. Other cuts come from the back and loin. Raw bacon is pink in color with strips of fat, has a meaty and salty smell that can be smoky. Bacon must stay refrigerated.

vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is obtained by extracting oil from seeds. Types of vegetable oil include canola, sunflower, corn, and safflower. Light and with a neutral taste, vegetable oils are used to fry foods, or can be used to lightly coat meats and vegetables before roasting. Vegetable oils are also used as ingredients in salad dressings and sauces.

Bacon Bits Nutritional Facts and Calories

Serving Size: 1 oz28.35g

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories	135kcal	7%
Fats	7g	9%
Sat. fats	1g	5%
Mono. Fats	2g	5%
Trans fats	N/A
Carbs	8g	3%
Sugars	0g	0%
Fiber	3g	11%
Proteins	9g	12%
Cholesterol	0mg	0%
Sodium	502mg	22%

Healthy Level

Unhealthy Level

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much protein is in Bacon Bits?

1 oz of Bacon Bits contains 9 g of protein.

How many carbs are in Bacon Bits?

1 oz of Bacon Bits contains 8 g of carbs.

How much fat is in Bacon Bits?

1 oz of Bacon Bits contains 7 g of fat.

How much sugar is in Bacon Bits?

1 oz of Bacon Bits contains 0 g of sugar.

How many calories are in 1 oz of Bacon Bits?

There are 135 calories in 1 oz of Bacon Bits.

How many calories are in 1 pound of Bacon Bits?

There are 2159 calories in 1 pound of Bacon Bits.