Every 100 kcal of canadian bacon brings 19.4 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 14th of the 133 meats in this database and 62nd of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 28.3 g per 100 g ranks 44th in its group.
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.
Weight for weight, canadian bacon has 10.2 g of protein for each gram of fat (28.3 g against 2.78 g per 100 g).
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 quoted here is measured by weight at 28 g, and it covers about 16% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Cut from the loin rather than the belly, so it is far leaner than streaky bacon.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of canadian bacon
Protein and calories in Canadian bacon for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
28.3 g
146 kcal
1 oz (serving used here)
28 g
7.9 g
41 kcal
1 slice
13.8 g
3.9 g
20 kcal
Portion weights are the household measures listed on the USDA record; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
Essential amino acids in canadian bacon
The nine essential amino acids in Canadian bacon, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
2.29 g
0.64 g
81
lysine
2.48 g
0.69 g
88
valine
1.41 g
0.39 g
50
isoleucine
1.32 g
0.37 g
47
threonine
1.23 g
0.34 g
43
phenylalanine
1.16 g
0.32 g
41
methionine
0.764 g
0.21 g
27
histidine
1.13 g
0.32 g
40
tryptophan
0.332 g
0.09 g
12
Per-100 g values are the amino acid analysis on the USDA record. The serving and per-gram-of-protein columns are arithmetic on those values; they are not a protein quality score.
SampleWhat goal trends look like after a week
109 g
Average per logged day
4 of 7
Days goal met
71%
Complete-protein share
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sample figures for one made-up week against a 110 g goal, not your data. Red bars met the goal. Your own log fills this in with Premium.
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28.3 g. The 1 oz serving used on this page weighs 28 g and so carries 7.9 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of canadian bacon?
19.4 g. That figure divides its 28.3 g of protein per 100 g by its 146 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in canadian bacon complete?
Yes. The protein in canadian bacon supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
What share of the protein Daily Value is one serving of canadian bacon?
About 16%. One 1 oz serving has 7.9 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #168383 (Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried), SR Legacy data. USDA data is in the public domain. Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.