Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 1 oz serving of canadian bacon contains 7.9 g of protein - a good source of protein, about 16% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Serving | 1 oz (28 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 7.9 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 28.3 g |
| Calories per serving | 41 kcal |
| Protein density | 78% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 16% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #168383 |
A typical 1 oz serving of canadian bacon contains 7.9 grams of protein (28.3 g per 100 g), which makes it a good source of protein. That covers roughly 16% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
About 78% of the calories in canadian bacon come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense - close to the practical ceiling for a whole food. Foods in this band are the ones that let you raise your protein intake without raising your calorie intake much at all.
Among the 133 meats in the database, canadian bacon ranks 114th by protein per serving, and 354th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against pork breakfast sausage, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g less protein (pork breakfast sausage has 8.5 g per 2 links).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving above is measured by weight at 28 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Cut from the loin rather than the belly, so it is far leaner than streaky bacon.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #168383 - "Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried" (SR Legacy, published 4/1/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Canadian bacon has 28.3 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 oz serving (28 g) provides 7.9 g.
Yes. Canadian bacon is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
A 1 oz serving of canadian bacon contains 7.9 g of protein, about 16% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Canadian bacon is a good source of protein, and about 78% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against pork breakfast sausage, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g less protein (pork breakfast sausage has 8.5 g per 2 links).
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