Sliced bacon

Breakdown

3 ingredients to avoid

Oscar Mayer Sliced bacon scores 69/100 on Tallow — our okay 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.

Oscar Mayer Sliced bacon lists 7 ingredients, starting with Cured With: Water, Salt, Sugar, Smoke Flavor and Sodium Phosphates. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 69/100 Oscar Mayer Sliced bacon lands mid-scale — below the typical score in deli & cured meats, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in deli & cured meats is Simply Nature Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dogs at 100/100.