Pork Products
Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved
Parameters
- Sodium
- 1,780 mg
- Salt, derived
- 4.52 %
- Water
- 20.4 g
- Brine concentration
- 18.15 %
- Moisture-protein ratio
- 0.52 : 1
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC ID 168321. All values are per 100 g of the food as described. Retrieved 2026-09-04. Source record
How the derived figures were obtained
salt % = sodium mg / 1000 x 2.5420 / 100 x 100
= 1,780 / 1000 x 2.5420 = 4.525 g per 100 g
brine % = 100 x salt / (salt + water) [FSIS-GD-2016-0002]
= 100 x 4.525 / (4.525 + 20.4) = 18.154 %
MPR = water % / protein % = 20.4 / 39.0 = 0.523 : 1Full composition, per 100 g
| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 13.0 | mg |
| Potassium | 525.0 | mg |
| Total fat | 34.1 | g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.48 | g |
| Energy | 476.0 | kcal |
| Water | 20.4 | g |
| Protein | 39.0 | g |
| Iron | 1.14 | mg |
| Sodium | 1,780.0 | mg |
| Cholesterol | 111.0 | mg |
| Saturated fat | 11.6 | g |
What these figures do and do not say
The brine concentration above is computed from this food's own sodium and water using the FSIS formula, 100 x salt / (salt + water). It is a description of a finished commercial product, not a target. FSIS cites 10 percent brine after equalisation as the figure that prevents Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin production during warm drying, and 9 CFR 319.106(b)(4) requires not less than 10 percent for a dry cured ham made without nitrate or nitrite.
Water activity cannot be computed from composition. It is a measurement, and it is the measurement that decides shelf stability. The published limits are 0.85 in air and 0.91 vacuum packed, both from FSIS-GD-2014-0010.
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Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, published 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2026-09-04.