Bacon- Carbs or not?
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Christine_72
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I've noticed in a few peoples diary entries that it says 0 carbs next to their bacon. Where as mine has 3g carbs for 150g. I've looked in the USDA data base which states bacon does have carbs... Which is correct?
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According to the package on my bacon it shows 0 carbs0
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Some bacon has added sugar. Check the nutrition information on your package.0
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lithezebra wrote: »Some bacon has added sugar. Check the nutrition information on your package.
Aah ok. I buy mine from the butcher, no package.0 -
Any carbs in bacon are negligible and outweighed by the protein and fat. IMO0
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daylitemag wrote: »Any carbs in bacon are negligible and outweighed by the protein and fat. IMO
Cool thanks I've also noticed our bacon (Australia ) looks very different to American bacon. I'll post a pic.
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I'm guessing the maple flavored bacon might have carbs, but none of the regular kinds I've ever bought have them.0
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Oh wow, yes, that does look different from the bacon I buy here in the US!0
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Yeah, that looks more like what we in Canada might call peameal bacon. It might have a few carbs but still the protein and fat will likely off-set the few carbs.0
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I think I've seen Americans describe that it's similar to "Canadian bacon "0
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It's " back bacon"!0
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I like how much more meaty it looks.
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macchiatto wrote: »Oh wow, yes, that does look different from the bacon I buy here in the US!
I would say the same! That doesn't even look like American bacon. That looks so much better!0 -
Canadian bacon in the u.s. is different from peameal bacon from Canada (I grew up in Ontario and now live in the U.S.) the Australian bacon looks just like peameal bacon without the peameal. Peameal bacon is also soaked in a brine so it's basically pickled bacon. Very yummy!!0
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@christine_72 - that looks like UK back bacon. It's what I eat daily. Yum.0
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What I've heard and read is that even if bacon is sugar-cured (thus having carbs before cooking), the sugar is burned off in the cooking process leaving you with a zero-carb end product. Not 100% positive that is correct but I run with it (but then again my carb limit is around 50 with wiggle room so I can afford a measure of less-accuracy)0
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Once in a while I'll buy bacon slab, about 8 pounds, from a butcher. I never asked how much sugar he uses but I guess I could find out. My carb intake is leaves a fair amount of room for some sugar in my bacon. And, the pic above, looks nothing like the slab he sells me. US bacon has quite a bit of marbling(fat) which makes the drippings a little more easy to work with at room temperature.0
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The U.S. bacon I buy says 0 carbs, and is hickory smoked. The applewood smoked is 1carb. But yes, we do have more fat in our bacon, but that's not a bad thing!0
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I buy uncured bacon therefore it is zero carbs/sugars. When it is cured especially with sugar I don't trust that 0 carb/sugar label.
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