Many people like bacon. Bacon tastes like smoke. Some people like it, others don't. So is bacon high in calories? How did bacon do it? Let's have a look.

Is bacon high in calories?

The calorie of bacon is calculated as 18 1 kcal (757 kilojoules) based on100g edible part, and the calorie per100g bacon accounts for about 8% of the total calories recommended by China Nutrition Society for ordinary adults to keep healthy every day. From the data point of view, bacon is quite high in calories and fat, so it should not be eaten often during weight loss.

How did Bacon do it?

1. Stir-fry spices and salt in a wok. It takes about 15 minutes to stir-fry the flavor of fragrant leaves. Both refined salt and sea salt are acceptable (refined salt is the best, but sea salt is not easy to melt).

2. Then spread it on the front and back of the pork and marinate it.

3. Let the meat dry in a ventilated place (if the indoor temperature is too high, put it in the refrigerator 1 week).

4. finished product: the finished product is golden yellow, and the cut lean meat is bright in color, each piece weighs 7 ~ 10 kg.

How to choose bacon

1, the color of bacon

Bacon is brightly colored, and lean meat is bright red, slightly dark red. The fat meat is partially transparent or milky white. There are no spots on the surface of bacon.

Step 2 touch bacon's elasticity

Wipe the surface of bacon with your hands. Dry surface, no mucus. If you press it with your fingers, you can feel that the meat is firm and elastic. Don't buy meat if it is soft and inelastic.

3. Smell bacon

High-quality bacon has the flavor of bacon. If there is rancidity or other peculiar smell, it is deteriorated or inferior. So smell it with your nose when you buy bacon.

What is the nutritional value of bacon?

Bacon is a western-style meat product, which is as famous as ham and enema. It tastes unique, very appetizing, and has a strong smoky smell, which is a bit like bacon in China. The skin of bacon is golden yellow, the cortex is hard, and the lean meat is dark brown with dry and hard texture. You can see the bright flesh color after cutting.

Although bacon is not a very nutritious smoked food, there are still some nutrients in it. Bacon is rich in phosphorus, potassium and sodium, and also contains fat, cholesterol, carbohydrates and other elements, but you should not eat more, so as not to pose a threat to health. Bacon uses fresh pork belly with skin. In the curing process, it uses salt and a small amount of sodium nitrite or sodium nitrate, black pepper, clove, fragrant leaves, fennel and other spices, and then it is dried or smoked, so the taste is very attractive, the appetizing effect is good, and it can also help digestion, dispel wind and dispel cold.