Protein content
A 2 strips serving of meatless bacon contains 1.2 g of protein - only a minor source of protein, about 2% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is more of an energy food than a protein food.
| Serving | 2 strips (10 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 1.2 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 11.7 g |
| Calories per serving | 31 kcal |
| Protein density | 15% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 2% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Soy foods |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #172439 |
A typical 2 strips serving of meatless bacon contains 1.2 grams of protein (11.7 g per 100 g), which makes it only a minor source of protein. That covers roughly 2% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
Around 15% of the calories in meatless bacon come from protein, so it is more of an energy food than a protein food. It contributes to a day's protein total, but the bulk of what it delivers is energy rather than amino acids - treat it as a contributor alongside a denser source, not as the protein in a meal.
Among the 31 soy foods in the database, meatless bacon ranks 30th by protein per serving, and 712th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against tamari, another soy food entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.7 g less protein (tamari has 1.9 g per 1 tbsp).
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 counted by piece at 10 g. Because pieces vary, the per-100 g figure is the one to use when comparing this against a food measured a different way.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #172439 - "Bacon, meatless" (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
Meatless bacon has 11.7 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 2 strips serving (10 g) provides 1.2 g.
Yes. Meatless 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 2 strips serving of meatless bacon contains 1.2 g of protein, about 2% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Meatless bacon is only a minor source of protein, and about 15% of its calories come from protein, which makes it more of an energy food than a protein food. Set against tamari, another soy food entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.7 g less protein (tamari has 1.9 g per 1 tbsp).
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