Bacon Fun Facts
Did You Know?
September 3rd is "International Bacon Day"
Baconnaise is Vegetarian!
Bacon is addictive; it contains six types of umami. Umami produces an addictive neurochemical response
Each year in the US more than 1.7 billion lbs. of bacon are consumed in food service, which is equivalent to the weight of 8.5 Nimitz class aircraft carriers.
Bacon cures hangovers
69% of all food service operators serve bacon
There is a bust of Kevin Bacon made of bacon
The price of pork bellies is the highest it has been since 1988
Bacon is one of the oldest processed meats in history. The Chinese began salting pork bellies as early as 1500 B.C.
Canadian Bacon is not really bacon, it is fully-cooked smoked pork loin
Pregnant women should eat bacon. Choline, which is found in bacon, helps fetal brain development
Bacon and eggs are eatten together 71% of the time
Bacon appeals to males slightly more than females
Bacon is consumed at breakfast an average of 12 times per person per year
A 250 lb pig yields about 23 lbs of bacon
Bacon accounts for 19% of all pork eaten in the home
Bacon consumption occurs 59% during weekdays and 41% on the weekends
People over the age of 34 make up most bacon consumption
Bacon accounted for nearly half of breakfast meat serving volume
More than half of all homes (53%) keep bacon on hand at all times
