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Boar's Head Bacon
Deli
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free✨ Seed Oil Free

Boar's Head Bacon

Boar's Head
1 lb
Available at Foodtown
70
Calories
5g
Protein
190mg
Sodium
11
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Boar's Head Bacon arrives in the refrigerated meat aisle or the deli case, shelved near other breakfast proteins — sliced ham, breakfast sausages, and pre-cooked bacon options — and often adjacent to premium charcuterie and sandwich fixings. It reads like a pantry favorite for weekend rituals: crisped for Sunday brunch, layered into a lunchtime BLT, folded into carbonara, or piled onto a game-day platter. As a Boar's Head product it carries a premium, old-world deli positioning — marketed to shoppers who want a higher-end grocery experience and are willing to pay for branded quality. Packaging and copy emphasize artisan cues: "crafted," "naturally smoked," and imagery of hardwood smoking to create a wholesome, small-batch impression; there is no organic seal and the product is not kid-branded, but it leans on a trusted deli-name health halo rather than explicit health claims. In plain terms this is a cured, smoked pork product with added curing agents and stabilizers, so it sits between traditional preserved meats and modern processed convenience. Sensory details deliver a familiar punch: a salty, smoky aroma, thin-cut slices that sizzle and blister into crisp edges with ribboned fatty chew, and a glossy surface from curing liquids. Sold in clear sealed packs or from the deli counter, the ritual is hands-on — frying in a skillet or baking on a sheet for even crispness — and the visual of sizzling bacon remains a cultural shorthand for indulgent mornings, family breakfasts, and comfort cooking across American grocery culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2
Servings per Container: 9
Calories70
% Daily Value*
Total Fat5g6%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Cholesterol15mg5%
Sodium190mg8%
Total Carbohydrate0g0%
Protein5g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Cured, with:, Water,, Salt,, Sugar,, Sodium, Phosphate,, Sodium, Erythorbate,, Sodium, Nitrite..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Sodium Nitrite - Synthetic preservative
No Preservative

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial additives used in curing (sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite) and is a ready-to-cook cured meat product, fitting NOVA group 4 as an ultra-processed food.

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Common Questions about Boar's Head Bacon

When it comes to bacon, 'healthy' can be a bit of a gray area. Boar's Head Bacon packs in 5 grams of protein per serving and is low in sugar, but it's also cured with sodium nitrite and has a decent sodium content. If you’re enjoying it in moderation as part of a balanced diet, it can be a tasty treat rather than a health villain!

Perfect For

weekend-brunch
game-day-prep
meal-prep-sunday

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