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It’s no secret that Americans lovebacon.
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Though it’s certainly tasty, bacon isn’t always the healthiest option.
Manystore-bought baconscan contain a shocking amount of sodium per serving.
Some of the bacon on this list contains nearly a quarter of that allotment in two slices.
North Country Smokehouse
There are dozens of options in the bacon department of most grocery stores.
Here’s how 25 different types of bacon rank in sodium content from lowest to highest.
Read on, and for more, check out25 Unhealthiest Deli MeatsRanked by Sodium.
Niman Ranch
This bacon is also Certified Humane and free of added nitrates, nitrites, fillers, and dyes.
The brand’suncured applewood smoked baconis made without sugar and has a modest 135 milligrams of sodium per slice.
Two slices pack 7 grams of fat, including 2.5 grams of saturated fat.
Butterball
This bacon is made with added nitrites.
Aldi’s Never Any!
It gets its flavor from a simple saltwater cure.
Wegmans
It has 8 grams of protein, which is on the higher end for bacon.
You’ll also get 250 milligrams of sodium and 7 grams of fatand that’s in a single slice.
Itsapplewood-smoked baconis cut very thickeach slice weighs 2 ounces rawand serves up 280 milligrams of sodium.
Hormel
This bacon has a rich, meaty flavor infused with smoke.
However, it still packs 2 more grams of fat than Applegate’s turkey option.
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JImmy Dean
Is Deli Meat Bad for You?
Unfortunately, so is its sodium content.
All that, plus its 4 grams of saturated fat makes up 20% of your daily allowance.
Aldi
The Highest Sodium Bacon Is…
Whole Foods Market
Wright Brand
Pederson’s Farms
North Country Smokehouse
Omaha Steaks
Applegate
Oscar Mayer
Smithfield
Boar’s Head
Applegate Naturals
Whole Foods Market
Jimmy Dean
Oscar Mayer
Oscar Meyer
Hormel
Walmart
Snake River Farms
Kunzler
Nature’s Rancher
