Bacon

What the evidence says

• IARC Group 1 (carcinogenic to humans)Regulatory

  IARC classifies processed meat (cured, salted, smoked or fermented) as Group 1, based on colorectal cancer; each 50 g eaten daily is linked to an 18% higher risk. This reflects strength of evidence, not that it is as risky as smoking. [1][2]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Popular products that list bacon

36 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list bacon. The 12 most scanned:

• Baked Beans, Original Bush's Best · 16 oz Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Original Baked Beans Bush's Best · 794 g Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Eggs soude vide Starbucks · 21 oz Score 38 out of 100 Poor
• Egg Bites Kirkland Signature · 21 oz Score 14 out of 100 Bad
• Baked Beans Bush's Best · 8.3 oz Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Bacon Crumbles Kirkland Signature · 20 oz Score 31 out of 100 Poor
• Country Style Baked Beans Bush's Best · 130 g Score 21 out of 100 Poor
• Homestyle Baked Beans Bush's Best · 28 oz (1 lb 12 oz) 794 g Score 29 out of 100 Poor
• Original Baked Beans Aldi Score 28 out of 100 Poor
• Original Baked Beans Bush's Best · 468 g Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Applewood Thick Cut Bacon Wright · 1.5 lb Score 31 out of 100 Poor
• Bean with Bacon Soup Campbell's · 11.25 oz Score 28 out of 100 Poor

Diets and allergens

Vegan

No

Vegetarian

No

Gluten-free

Yes

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