Bacon vs Lard: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Bacon has 556 kcal and Lard has 898 kcal, so Bacon has 38% fewer calories.

Bacon has more protein (33.3 g vs 0.07 g). Lard has more fat (99.5 g vs 50 g). Relative to calories, Bacon is the better protein source (5.99 g vs 0.01 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Bacon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Bacon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Bacon
Serving size:
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standard serving size (30g)slice (15g)cup (80g)half cup (40g)
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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Dietary Fiber g
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Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Lard
Serving size:
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tablespoon (12g)teaspoon (4g)slice (18g)cup (205g)half cup (102.5g)
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Total Fat g
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Bacon vs Lard 100g Compare


per 100gBaconLard
Calories556 898
Fat50 g99.5 g
Protein33.33 g0.07 g
Sodium1833 mg27 mg

Less Calories in Bacon

At first glance, you can see that in bacon is much less calories than in lard.

Bacon has 556 kcal per 100g and lard 898 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 62%.

In bacon and in lard most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare bacon with lard in details.

Bacon 100g

556kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 23% PROTEIN
  • 77% FAT

Lard 100g

898kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 0% PROTEIN
  • 100% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.