Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 2 slices cooked serving of turkey bacon contains 6.5 g of protein - a moderate source of protein, about 13% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is moderately protein-dense.
| Serving | 2 slices cooked (22 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 6.5 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 29.5 g |
| Calories per serving | 81 kcal |
| Protein density | 32% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 13% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #2706135 |
A typical 2 slices cooked serving of turkey bacon contains 6.5 grams of protein (29.5 g per 100 g), which makes it a moderate source of protein. That covers roughly 13% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 32% of the calories in turkey bacon, making it moderately protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Among the 133 meats in the database, turkey bacon ranks 117th by protein per serving, and 408th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against chicken hot dog, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (chicken hot dog has 7 g per 1 hot dog).
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 22 g. Because pieces vary, the per-100 g figure is the one to use when comparing this against a food measured a different way.
Cooked slices are light, so a two-slice serving weighs little even though the meat is protein-dense by weight.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #2706135 - "Turkey bacon, cooked" (Survey (FNDDS), published 10/31/2024). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Turkey bacon has 29.5 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 2 slices cooked serving (22 g) provides 6.5 g.
Yes. Turkey 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 slices cooked serving of turkey bacon contains 6.5 g of protein, about 13% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Turkey bacon is a moderate source of protein, and about 32% of its calories come from protein, which makes it moderately protein-dense. Set against chicken hot dog, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (chicken hot dog has 7 g per 1 hot dog).
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