- Roughly 11% of a pigs weight is made up of useable meat for bacon.
- 3 slices of cooked bacon equals approximately 100 calories and properly cooked tastes 105% awesome.
- Statistically 71% of the time bacon and eggs are eaten together as a meal.
- Restaurants and the food service industry use more than 1.7 billion pounds of bacon a year.
- The United States alone consumed an estimated 32 billion slices of bacon last year alone.
- A pigs tail isn't always curly. It can also be kinky, or even straight.
- Eating bacon can cure a hangover.
- 19% of pork that is consumed annually is in bacon form.
- Statistics show that 70% of bacon is consumed at breakfast time.
- Most bacon bits aren't baon at all. They are mostly vegetarian. Always look for the 'Real' bacon bits.
- A 200 pound pig can produce approximately 20 lbs of bacon.
- Statistically people tend to eat more bacon if they are over 34 years old.
- Bacon contains vitamin B12 which helps fight anaemia and boosts vitality.
- Denmark consumes the most bacon annually of any country on Earth.
- The average person will at least eat bacon for breakfast 12 times a year.
- 23% of men rank bacon as their favorite fragrance.
- Bacon has a patron saint and his name is Saint Anthony The Abbot.
- Bacon contains 0% Trans Fats.
- Bacon is addictive, Seriously, it contains 6 types of umami which produce an addictive neurochemical response.
- 59% of bacon is consumed Monday thru Friday.
- Almost half of the fat in bacon is "good fat" that can actually help to lower bad cholesterol.
- BLT sandwiches became popular after WW2 when supermarkets grew larger making fresh lettuce and tomatoes available year round.
- Oscar Mayer first patented sliced, packaged bacon in 1924.
- Bacon love is on the rise. Bacon-related menu items at restaurants have grown 7% annually in the last few years.
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