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Bacon

  • 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

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