Bacon: regular and reduced sodium

Bacon, pan-fried: 1,431 milligrams of sodium in 3 ounces.

Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked: 876 milligrams of sodium in 3 ounces.

Both foods are shown for the same measure: 3 ounces.

In 3 ounces of each food

Sodium

Bacon, pan-fried
1,431 milligrams of sodium in 3 ounces
Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked
876 milligrams of sodium in 3 ounces

Potassium

Bacon, pan-fried
424 milligrams of potassium in 3 ounces
Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked
480 milligrams of potassium in 3 ounces

Phosphorus

Bacon, pan-fried
330 milligrams of phosphorus in 3 ounces
Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked
453 milligrams of phosphorus in 3 ounces

Protein

Bacon, pan-fried
29 grams of protein in 3 ounces
Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked
31 grams of protein in 3 ounces

Carbohydrate

Bacon, pan-fried
1.4 grams of carbohydrate in 3 ounces
Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked
1.2 grams of carbohydrate in 3 ounces

Sugars

Bacon, pan-fried
0 grams of sugars in 3 ounces
Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked
0 grams of sugars in 3 ounces

Fiber

Bacon, pan-fried
0 grams of fiber in 3 ounces
Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked
0 grams of fiber in 3 ounces

Saturated fat

Bacon, pan-fried
10 grams of saturated fat in 3 ounces
Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked
12 grams of saturated fat in 3 ounces

Calories

Bacon, pan-fried
398 calories in 3 ounces
Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked
460 calories in 3 ounces

Weight of this portion

Bacon, pan-fried
85 g
Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked
85 g

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Where these numbers come from

Bacon, pan-fried: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 168322.

Bacon, reduced sodium, cooked: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 167712.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. FoodData Central. [Internet]. [cited 11 October 2026]. Available from https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/. Releases used: Foundation Foods, April 2026; SR Legacy, April 2018; Survey Foods (FNDDS 2021-2023), October 2024.

Data built on 11 October 2026 (data-2026-10-11).

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