Cooked Bacon Drippings Rendered Fat Bacon Pork

Pork, Bacon, Rendered Fat, Cooked [Bacon Drippings] has a very high-calorie, low-carb, very high-fat and low-protein content.

It contains a low amount of carbohydrates, making it suitable for some of the low-carb diets. With 0.07 gms of protein, it is low in protein content, which is an important macronutrient that helps with tissue repair, provides energy and improves immunity.

Because of its very high fat content, it could be unsuitable option, especially if you're watching your fat intake for health reasons. A quick glance at the fat profile reveals that it is very high in saturated fats and low in trans fats. It's very high MUFA and average PUFA. The omega-3 content is high. In terms of Polyunsaturated Fat content it is ranked in the top 10% of all food items. It is also ranked in the top 10 percentile in terms of its Monounsaturated Fat content, which are considered among "good fats".

It has a low density of Sodium, thus making it suitable for a low-sodium diet. It is also an average source of Selenium, which is an important antioxidant especially in combination with vitamin E.

Our comprehensive nutrition ranking methodology, which inspects every nutrition element that this food is composed of, comes up with a nutrition ranking of 6, for Pork, Bacon, Rendered Fat, Cooked [Bacon Drippings], and we advise that this food sparingly.