Turkey Bacon Original

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 ingredients to avoid

Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Original scores 22/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 3g protein. 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 Turkey Bacon Original lists 14 ingredients, starting with Turkey, Mechanically Separated Turkey, Sugar, Salt and Potassium Lactate Water. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

54 kcal per serving, or 300 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Original on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 22/100 Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Original scores worse than most fresh meat we have scored. A higher-scoring option in fresh meat is Simply Nature Organic 100% Grass Fed Ground Beef 85% Lean 15% Fat at 100/100.