Every 100 kcal of meatless bacon brings 3.8 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 29th of the 31 soy foods in this database and 542nd of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 11.7 g per 100 g ranks 18th in its group.
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.
By weight, fat outweighs protein in meatless bacon: 29.5 g of fat per 100 g against 11.7 g of protein, a ratio of 0.4 to 1.
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 quoted here is counted by piece at 10 g, and it covers about 2% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of meatless bacon
Protein and calories in Meatless bacon for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
11.7 g
309 kcal
2 strips (serving used here)
10 g
1.2 g
31 kcal
1 cup
144 g
16.8 g
445 kcal
1 oz cooked, yield
16 g
1.9 g
49 kcal
1 strip
5 g
0.6 g
15 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 meatless bacon
The nine essential amino acids in Meatless bacon, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
0.914 g
0.09 g
78
lysine
0.727 g
0.07 g
62
valine
0.593 g
0.06 g
51
isoleucine
0.559 g
0.06 g
48
threonine
0.453 g
0.05 g
39
phenylalanine
0.611 g
0.06 g
52
methionine
0.146 g
0.01 g
12
histidine
0.299 g
0.03 g
26
tryptophan
0.161 g
0.02 g
14
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.
11.7 g. The 2 strips serving used on this page weighs 10 g and so carries 1.2 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of meatless bacon?
3.8 g. That figure divides its 11.7 g of protein per 100 g by its 309 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in meatless bacon complete?
Yes. The protein in meatless 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 meatless bacon?
About 2%. One 2 strips serving has 1.2 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #172439 (Bacon, meatless), 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.