Two bacon rashers can contain more salt than TWELVE packets of ready salted crisps

Supermarket   Product name Type of bacon  Weight per two rashers (g)  Salt per 100g  Salt per two rashers (g) Marks & Spencer  M&S Select Farms British Dry Cured Unsmoked Middle Bacon 300g  Middle Bacon  150  2.75  4.16  Marks & Spencer M&S Select Farms British Thick Cut Smoked Back Bacon 220g Back Bacon 110 2.78 3.06 Marks & Spencer M&S Select Farms 6 Thick Rashers Thick Cut Smoked Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon 100 2.9 2.9 Lidl Warren and Son’s Thick Cut Back Bacon Smoked 7 Rashers 350g Back Bacon 70 2.8 3 Tesco Tesco 6 Smoked Back Bacon Rashers Thick Cut 300g Back Bacon 100 2.8 2.8 Tesco Tesco Finest 6 Thick Cut Rashers Back Bacon Dry Cure Smoked 240g Back Bacon 80 3.5 2.8 Tesco Tesco Finest 6 Thick Cut Rashers Back Bacon Dry Cure Smoked 240g Back Bacon 80 3.5 2.8 Sainsbury’s J.James & Family Unsmoked 6 Middle Bacon Rashers 350g Middle Bacon 116 3.88 2.72 Marks & Spencer M&S Select Farms British Thick Cut Unsmoked Back Bacon 220g Back Bacon 110 2.33 2.56 Marks & Spencer M&S British Thick Cut Unsmoked Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon 100 2.5 2.5 The Co-Operative Co-op Irresistible Air Dry Cured Smoked Back Bacon Rashers 230g Back Bacon 77 3.2 2.45 Marks & Spencer M&S Dry Cured Smoked Back Bacon 220g Back Bacon 73 3.33 2.45 Lidl Lidl Deluxe 6 Smoked Dry Cured Back Bacon Rashers 220g Back Bacon 51 4.75 2.42 Lidl Lidl Deluxe 6 Unsmoked Dry Cured Back Bacon Rashers 220g Back Bacon 51 4.75 2.42 Marks & Spencer M&S British Wiltshire Cured Unsmoked Back Bacon 240g Back Bacon 60 3.9 2.35 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Smoked 6 Thick Cut Back Bacon Rashers 300g Back Bacon 60 3.85 2.31 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Unsmoked 6 Thick Cut Back Bacon Rashers 300g Back Bacon 60 3.85 2.31 The Co-Operative Co-op Irresistible Air Dry Cured Unsmoked Back Bacon Rashers 230g Back Bacon 77 2.9 2.22 Aldi Aldi Everyday Essentials Unsmoked Back Bacon 1kg Back Bacon 70 3.1 2.2 The Co-Operative Co-op Outdoor Bred British Unsmoked Rindless Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon 75 2.81 2.11 ASDA Asda Butcher’s Selection Thick Cut 6 Smoked Back Bacon Rashers 300g Back Bacon 51 4 2.1 ASDA Asda Butcher’s Selection Thick Cut 6 Unsmoked Back Bacon Rashers 300g Back Bacon 51 3.8 2.1 Tesco Tesco Finest Unsmoked 8 Wiltshire Cure Back Bacon Medallions 160g Back Bacon 40 5.3 2.1 The Co-Operative Co-op Outdoor Bred British Smoked Rindless Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon 75 2.78 2.09 Morrisons Morrisons Smoked Back Bacon 6 Extra Thick Cut Rashers 300g Back Bacon 40 3 2 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s SO Organic British Free Range Unsmoked Back Bacon 200g Back Bacon 50 4 2 Wall’s Wall’s 4 Unsmoked Thick Cut Rashers 140g Back Bacon 70 2.8 2 Marks & Spencer M&S Select Farms British Dry Cured Unsmoked Back Bacon 220g Back Bacon 73 2.63 1.93 Aldi Aldi Freshcure 14 Unsmoked Thick Cut Back Bacon 2 x 250g Back Bacon 50 3.9 1.9 Marks & Spencer M&S British Wiltshire Cured Smoked Back Bacon 240g Back Bacon 60 3.05 1.83 Tesco Tesco Finest 8 Rashers Back Bacon Wiltshire Cure Smoked 240g Back Bacon 60 3 1.8 Waitrose Waitrose Duchy. Organic Free Range Dry Cured British Back Bacon Smoked 184g Back Bacon 61.3 2.93 1.79 Lidl Birchwood Smoked Back Bacon 16 Rashers 2 x 250g Back Bacon 44 2.88 1.78 Morrisons Morrisons Smoked Back Bacon 20 Rashers 670g Back Bacon 36 4.38 1.76 Morrisons Morrisons Unsmoked Bacon 3 x 250g Back Bacon 40 4.75 1.72 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Unsmoked 8 Wiltshire Cured Outdoor Bred Bacon Rashers 240g Back Bacon 36 4.73 1.72 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Unsmoked 6 Ultimate Dry Cure Outdoor Bred Bacon Rashers 220g Back Bacon 73.3 3.73 1.71 Aldi Aldi Everyday Essentials Unsmoked Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon 42 4 1.7 Lidl Birchwood Unsmoked Back Bacon 10 Rashers 300g Back Bacon 42 2.88 1.7 Marks & Spencer M&S Select Farms 10 Smoked Back Bacon Rashers 300g Back Bacon 60 2.9 1.7 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Oak Smoked 6 Ultimate Dry Cure Outdoor Bred Bacon Rashers 220g Back Bacon 36 3.7 1.7 Tesco Tesco 10 Smoked Back Bacon Rashers 300g Back Bacon 60 2.8 1.7 Tesco Tesco 10 Unsmoked Back Bacon Rashers 300g Back Bacon 60 2.8 1.7 ASDA The Butcher’s Selection at Asda Reduced Fat 8 Unsmoked Bacon Medallions 250g Medallions 62.5 5.5 1.7 Aldi Aldi Freshcure Quality 14 Rashers Smoked Back Bacon Thick Cut 2 x 250g Back Bacon 43 3.8 1.6 ASDA Asda Extra Special Unsmoked Back Bacon Dry Cured 240g Back Bacon 41 4 1.6 Aldi Freshcure Thick Cut Smoked Back Bacon 10 Rashers 300g Back Bacon 43 3.7 1.6 Wall’s Walls 4 Smoked Thick Cut Rashers 140g Back Bacon 70 2.3 1.6 Waitrose Waitrose Smoked Dry Cured Back Bacon 8 Rashers 250g Back Bacon 62.5 2.5 1.56 Waitrose Waitrose Unsmoked Dry Cured Back Bacon 8 Rashers 250g Back Bacon 62 2.5 1.56 The Co-Operative Co-op Outdoor Bred British Smoked Rindless Streaky Bacon 275g Streaky Bacon 55 2.81 1.55 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Applewood Smoked 6 Outdoor Bred British Bacon Rashers 220g Back Bacon 46 3.31 1.52 ASDA ASDA Extra Special Oak Smoked Back Bacon Dry Cured 240g Back Bacon 60 3.6 1.5 Waitrose Essential Waitrose Smoked British Bacon 10 Back Rashers 300g Back Bacon 60 2.5 1.5 Waitrose Essential Waitrose Unsmoked British Bacon 10 Back Rashers 300g Back Bacon 60 2.5 1.5 Aldi Freshcure Smoked Maple Cured Back Bacon 10 Rashers 300g Back Bacon 56 2.7 1.5 Aldi Freshcure Unsmoked Honey Cured Back Bacon 10 Rashers 300g Back Bacon 56 2.7 1.5 Marks & Spencer M&S British Unsmoked Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon 60 2.5 1.5 Morrisons Morrisons 70% Less Fat 8 Lean Smoked Bacon Medallions 250g Back Bacon 36 3.74 1.5 Tesco Tesco Finest 8 Rashers Back Bacon Wiltshire Cure Unsmoked 240g Back Bacon 60 2.5 1.5 Lidl Birchwood Unsmoked Back Bacon 16 Rashers 2 x 250g Back Bacon 38 2.88 1.49 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Oak Smoked 8 Wiltshire Cured Outdoor Bred Bacon Rashers 240g Streaky Bacon 18 4.04 1.47 The Co-Operative Co-op British Unsmoked Rindless Streaky Bacon 275g Streaky Bacon 55 2.63 1.44 Marks & Spencer M&S Select Farms British 10 Smoked Bacon Medallions 250g Medallions 50 2.88 1.44 Marks & Spencer M&S British Unsmoked Bacon Medallions 250g Medallions 50 2.85 1.43 Aldi Aldi Freshcure 10 Rashers Smoked Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon 36 3.8 1.4 Aldi Aldi Specially Selected British Outdoor Bred 8 Smoked Maple Cured Back Bacon Rashers 240g Back Bacon 42 3.3 1.4 ASDA ASDA Butcher’s Selection 18 Unsmoked Back Bacon Rashers 600g Back Bacon 33 4.3 1.4 Marks & Spencer M&S Food British Outdoor Bred Unsmoked Bacon 6 Rashers 200g Back Bacon 67 2.1 1.4 Morrisons Morrisons Smoked Back Bacon 10 Rashers 300g Medallions 40 4 1.4 Morrisons Morrisons Unsmoked Back Bacon 10 Rashers 300g Back Bacon 36 4 1.4 Tesco Tesco Finest 8 Rashers Back Bacon Dry Cure Unsmoked 240g Back Bacon 60 2.4 1.4 Morrisons Morrisons Unsmoked Back Bacon 20 Rashers 670g Back Bacon 36 3.47 1.38 Morrisons Morrisons The Best Hampshire Breed 6 British Dry Cured Back Bacon Smoked 200g Streaky Bacon 16 3.19 1.36 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Smoked 8 Back Bacon Rashers 250g Back Bacon 36 3.76 1.35 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Unsmoked 8 British Back Bacon Rashers 250g Back Bacon 36 3.76 1.35 Morrisons Morrisons 70% Less Fat 8 Lean Unsmoked Bacon Medallions 250g Medallions 40 3.29 1.32 ASDA Asda Butcher’s Selection 10 Smoked Back Bacon Rashers 300g Back Bacon 60 4 1.3 ASDA Asda Butcher’s Selection 18 Smoked Back Bacon Rashers 600g Back Bacon 33 4 1.3 Tesco Tesco Finest 8 Oak & Beech Smoked Wiltshire Cure Back Bacon Medallions 160g Back Bacon 40 3.4 1.3 Lidl Lidl Deluxe 12 Unsmoked Dry Cured Streaky Bacon Rashers 240g Streaky Bacon 28 2.62 1.25 Waitrose Waitrose 6 Rashers of Slow Matured Extra Thick, Unsmoked Dry Cured Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon 100 2.5 1.25 ASDA Asda Butcher’s Selection 10 Unsmoked Back Bacon Rashers 300g Back Bacon 33 3.8 1.2 Lidl Birchwood Smoked Streaky Bacon 14 Rashers 300g Streaky Bacon 30 2.88 1.2 Lidl Birchwood Unsmoked Streaky Bacon 14 Rashers 300g Streaky Bacon 30 2.88 1.2 Cookstown Cookstown Sizzle Bacon 8 Smoked Bacon Rashers 240g Back Bacon 32 3.7 1.2 Cookstown Cookstown Sizzle Bacon 8 Unsmoked Back Bacon Rashers 240g Back Bacon 32 3.7 1.2 Tesco Tesco 14 Smoked Streaky Bacon Rashers 300g Streaky Bacon 43 2.8 1.2 Tesco Tesco 14 Unsmoked Streaky Bacon Rashers 300g Streaky Bacon 43 2.8 1.2 The Co-Operative Co-op Irresistible Air Dry Cured Reduced Fat Unsmoked Bacon Medallions 200g Back Bacon 50 2.35 1.18 The Co-Operative Co-op Irresistible Air Dry Cured Smoked Streaky Bacon Rashers 230g Streaky Bacon 38 3.08 1.18 Sainsbury’s J.James & Family Smoked 8 Back Bacon Rashers 200g Back Bacon 3.87 1.16 Sainsbury’s J.James & Family Unsmoked 8 Back Bacon Rashers 200g Back Bacon 50 3.87 1.16 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Be Good to Yourself 50% Less Fat 8 Smoked Bacon Medallions 200g Medallions 33 3.43 1.13 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Be Good to Yourself 50% Less Fat 8 Unsmoked Bacon Medallions 200g Medallions 33 3.43 1.13 Lidl Lidl Birchwood Smoked Reduced Salt Back Bacon 10 Rashers 300g Back Bacon 38 2.13 1.12 Lidl Lidl Birchwood Unsmoked Reduced Salt Back Bacon 10 Rashers 300g Back Bacon 38 2.13 1.12 Aldi Aldi Specially Selected British 8 Dry Cured Back Bacon Rashers Unsmoked 240g Back Bacon 32 3.4 1.1 Artisan Finnebrogue Artisan Finnebrogue Naked Bacon 6 Smoked Back Bacon Rashers 200g Back Bacon 38 2.77 1.1 ASDA The Butcher’s Selection at Asda Reduced Fat 8 Smoked Bacon Medallions 250g Medallions 36 3.3 1.1 Artisan Finnebrogue Artisan Finnebrogue Naked Bacon 6 Unsmoked Back Bacon Rashers 200g Back Bacon 36 3 1.08 The Co-Operative Co-op Irresistible Air Dry Cured Maple Cured Streaky Bacon Rashers 200g Streaky Bacon 50 2.16 1.08 Aldi Aldi Freshcure 14 Rashers Unsmoked Streaky Bacon 300g Streaky Bacon 26 4.1 1.07 Aldi Aldi Freshcure Quality 14 Rashers Smoked Streaky Bacon 300g Streaky Bacon 26 4.1 1.07 Aldi Aldi Specially Selected British Outdoor Bred 16 Dry Cured Bacon Rashers Smoked Streaky 240g Streaky Bacon 26 4.1 1.07 Aldi Aldi Specially Selected British Outdoor Bred 16 Dry Cured Bacon Rashers Unsmoked Streaky 240g Streaky Bacon 26 4.1 1.07 Morrisons Morrisons The Best Hampshire Breed 6 British Maple Cured Back Bacon Unsmoked 200g Back Bacon 42 2.7 1.06 Waitrose Essential Waitrose Smoked British Bacon 12 Streaky Rashers 250g Streaky Bacon 41.6 2.5 1.04 Waitrose Waitrose 12 Rashers Of Sweetly Smoky, Slow Matured Smoked Dry Cured Streaky Bacon 250g Streaky Bacon 41.6 2.5 1.04 Waitrose Waitrose Essential Unsmoked British Bacon 12 Streaky Rashers 250g Streaky Bacon 41.5 2.5 1.04 The Co-Operative Co-op Irresistible Air Dry Cured Unsmoked Streaky Bacon Rashers 230g Streaky Bacon 38 2.69 1.03 Waitrose Waitrose & Partners Free Range Beech Smoked Back Bacon 200g Back Bacon 66.6 1.51 1.01 Waitrose Waitrose & Partners Free Range Unsmoked Back Bacon 200g Back Bacon 66.6 1.51 1.01 Aldi Aldi Freshcure 8 Rashers Reduced Salt Unsmoked Back Bacon 250g Back Bacon 44 2.3 1 Aldi Aldi Freshcure Reduced Salt Smoked Back Bacon 8 Rashers 250g Back Bacon 44 2.3 1 Morrisons Morrisons Smoked Streaky Bacon 16 Rashers 250g Back Bacon 64 5.3 1 Morrisons Morrisons Unsmoked Streaky Bacon 16 Rashers 250g Streaky Bacon 18 5.3 1 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Smoked 14 Streaky Bacon Rashers 300g Streaky Bacon 21 4.77 1 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Unsmoked 14 Streaky Bacon Rashers 300g Streaky Bacon 21 4.77 1 Lidl Birchwood Smoked Reduced Fat Bacon Medallions 300g Back Bacon 33 2.01 0.99 Lidl Birchwood Unsmoked Reduced Fat Bacon Medallions 10 Rashers 300g Back Bacon 33 2.01 0.99 Aldi Freshcure 75% Less Fat Smoked Lean Bacon Medallions 300g Medallions 34 2.9 0.99 Aldi Freshcure 75% Less Fat Unsmoked Lean Bacon Medallions 10 Rashers 300g Medallions 34 2.9 0.99 Marks & Spencer M&S Dry Cured Smoked Streaky Bacon 16 Rashers 240g Streaky Bacon 30 3.28 0.98 Marks & Spencer Marks & Spencer British Dry Cured Unsmoked Streaky Bacon 240g Streaky Bacon 30 3.05 0.93 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Oak Smoked 14 Dry Cured Outdoor Bred British Streaky Bacon Rashers 220g Back Bacon 73.3 4.95 0.91 The Co-Operative Co-op Outdoor Bred 8 Reduced Fat Smoked Bacon Medallions 200g Medallions 50 1.8 0.9 Tesco Tesco Finest 16 Rashers Streaky Bacon Dry Cure Smoked 240g Streaky Bacon 30 2.9 0.9 Tesco Tesco Finest 16 Rashers Streaky Bacon Dry Cure Unsmoked 240g Streaky Bacon 30 2.9 0.9 Morrisons Morrisons The Best Hampshire Breed 6 British Traditionally Cured Back Bacon Smoked 200g Back Bacon 40 2.4 0.88 Lidl Birchwood Smoked Honey Cured Streaky Bacon 14 Rashers 300g Streaky Bacon 30 2.83 0.86 Lidl Birchwood Smoked Maple Cured Streaky Bacon 14 Rashers 300g Streaky Bacon 30 2.18 0.86 ASDA Asda Butcher’s Selection 16 Unsmoked Streaky Bacon Rashers 300g Streaky Bacon 37.5 4 0.82 Lidl Lidl Deluxe 12 Smoked Honey Cured Streaky Bacon Rashers 240g Streaky Bacon 28 2.88 0.81 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Smoked Reduced Salt 8 British Back Bacon Rashers 250g Back Bacon 50 2.26 0.81 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Unsmoked Reduced Salt 8 British Back Bacon Rashers 250g Back Bacon 36 2.26 0.81 Marks & Spencer M&S Select Farms 18 Thin Rashers British Thin & Crispy Smoked Streaky Bacon 250g Streaky Bacon 28 2.85 0.8 Marks & Spencer M&S Thin & Crispy Unsmoked Streaky Bacon 250g Streaky Bacon 28 2.85 0.8 Morrisons Morrisons The Best Hampshire Breed 16 British Dry Cured Streaky Bacon Smoked 240g Streaky Bacon 18 4.73 0.78 Marks & Spencer M&S Food British Outdoor Bred Unsmoked Streaky Bacon 12 Rashers 200g Streaky Bacon 33 2.15 0.73 The Co-Operative The Co-operative 8 Reduced Fat Unsmoked Bacon Medallions 200g Medallions 50 1.45 0.73 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Unsmoked Dry Cure Outdoor Bred Streaky Bacon Rashers 220g Streaky Bacon 31.4 3.98 0.72 ASDA Asda Butcher’s Selection 16 Smoked Streaky Bacon Rashers 300g Streaky Bacon 21 3.4 0.71 Morrisons Morrisons The Best Hampshire Breed 16 British Dry Cured Streaky Bacon Unsmoked 240g Streaky Bacon 16 3.85 0.62 Artisan Finnebrogue Artisan Finnebrogue Naked Bacon 12 Smoked Streaky Bacon Rashers 200g Streaky Bacon 20 2.77 0.55 Marks & Spencer M&S Select Farms British Dry Cured Thin & Crispy Smoked Streaky Bacon 180g Streaky Bacon 16.4 3.28 0.53 Aldi Aldi Everyday Essentials Smoked Streaky Bacon 275g Streaky Bacon np 4.4 np ASDA Asda Farm Stores Smoked Bacon 300g Back Bacon np 3.8 np ASDA Asda Farm Stores Unsmoked Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon np 4.3 np Danepak Danepak 10 Smoked Back Bacon Rashers Reduced Salt 300g Back Bacon np 1.9 np Danepak Danepak 10 Unsmoked Back Bacon Rashers Reduced Salt 300g Back Bacon np 1.9 np Helen Brownings Helen Browning’s Organic Smoked Back Bacon 184g Back Bacon np 3.3 np Iceland Iceland 10 Unsmoked Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon np 2.7 np Iceland Iceland 12 Smoked Streaky Bacon 270g Streaky Bacon np 2.5 np Iceland Iceland 12 Unsmoked Streaky Bacon 270g Streaky Bacon np 2.5 np Iceland Iceland 8 Smoked Bacon Medallions 200g Medallions np 3 np Iceland Iceland 8 Unsmoked Bacon Medallions 250g Medallions np 2.9 np Iceland Iceland Smoked Thick Cut Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon np 2.6 np Iceland Iceland The Butchers Market Smoked Back Bacon 150g Back Bacon np 2.6 np Tesco Tesco 10 Smoked Bacon Medallions 300g Medallions np 4.3 np Tesco Tesco 10 Unsmoked Bacon Medallions 300g Medallions np 3.6 np Tesco Tesco 6 Unsmoked Back Bacon Rashers Thick Cut 300g Back Bacon np 2.8 np Tesco Tesco Woodside Farms Middle Bacon 500g Middle Bacon np 2.4 np Tesco Tesco Woodside Farms Smoked Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon np 2.8 np Tesco Tesco Woodside Farms Unsmoked Back Bacon 300g Back Bacon np 2.8 np Tesco Tesco Woodside Farms Unsmoked Streaky Bacon 275g Streaky Bacon np 2.8 np The Jolly Hog The Jolly Hog Outdoor Bred 12 Oak & Beech Smoked Dry Cured Streaky Bacon Rashers 180g Streaky Bacon np 4.5 np The Jolly Hog The Jolly Hog Outdoor Bred 5 Smoked Black Treacle Dry Cured Back Bacon Rashers 200g Back Bacon np 3.1 np The Jolly Hog The Jolly Hog Outdoor Bred 6 Unsmoked Dry Cured Back Bacon Rashers 200g Back Bacon np 4 np The Jolly Hog The Jolly Hog Outdoor Bred Jolly Good Bacon 6 Oak & Beach Smoked Dry Cured Back Bacon Rashers 200g Back Bacon np 4 np Waitrose Waitrose Duchy Organic Free Range Dry Cured Back Bacon Unsmoked 6 Rashers 184g Back Bacon np 2.8 np

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