Bacon
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Ingredients · 5
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Common questions
Is Oscar Mayer Bacon healthy?
Oscar Mayer Bacon scores 100/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.
What is in Oscar Mayer Bacon?
Oscar Mayer Bacon lists 5 ingredients, starting with Organic Pork, Water, Vinegar, Salt and Celery Powder. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.
Does Oscar Mayer Bacon contain seed oils?
No. Nothing in Oscar Mayer Bacon’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".
How processed is Oscar Mayer Bacon?
We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Oscar Mayer Bacon yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.
How does Oscar Mayer Bacon compare to other deli & cured meats?
At 100/100 Oscar Mayer Bacon sits in our top band, among the better deli & cured meats we have scored.
Is Oscar Mayer Bacon organic?
Yes. Oscar Mayer Bacon carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.
Has Oscar Mayer Bacon been lab tested?
Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Oscar Mayer Bacon, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.
Full methodology: how we score products.