This Is How Bacon Is Really Made

Few foods are as popular right now as bacon. The delicious, crispy breakfast item has steadily been growing in popularity and has reached what has been called a “bacon boom”.

The appropriately-worded cultural phenomena has Americans spending billions a year for this savory breakfast delight. According to a study, an average American consumes about 18 lbs. of bacon in a year. Unsurprisingly, there are also those who want to make bacon our national food.

Despite its fame, though, not many people know how pork gets turned into bacon. If you want to learn more about your favorite food, take a look at how bacon is really made.

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Bacon's History | 0:00
Traditional Bacon | 1:26
Industrial Bacon | 2:15
Miracle Cures | 3:06
Uncured Bacon | 3:58
Chemicals and Additives | 4:45
Bacon and Health | 5:24
Pig Parts | 6:41
Non-Pork Bacon | 7:36
Non-Bacon Pigs | 8:34
Free-Range Pigs | 9:39
Vegan Bacon | 10:48

[fondlemeez]

I can't be the only one who's eating bacon while watching this?

[zinnstigertownmowers]

Bacon is just something I cant eat enough of and I never get tired of

[jnwms]

Outdated medical warnings, Bacon is a super fruit

[ddmagee]

Well, when a mommy bacon and a daddy bacon love each other VERY much...

[tresbay]

There are serious problems with the accuracy of information in this video. Sodium nitrate (NaNO3) is not the same as sodium nitrite (NaNO2). Generally, for short-term curing (e.g., bacon and snack sticks), only sodium nitrite is used, whereas both sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite are used for long-term curing (e.g., ham and salami). While this may seem like a trivial difference, it is absolutely NOT. Sodium nitrate poses health risks that sodium nitrite does not, as this is well-documented. Sodium nitrate breaks down chemically over time into sodium nitrite -- the key being TIME. I have never heard of anyone making bacon with sodium nitrate; that would be a significant mistake.

[SuperBC]

Another reason, another season for makin bacon.

[redleg]

If you can find the right PA Dutch or Amish farmers market you can find a rib roast of bacon with stuffing. A whole side of bacon and stuffing.

[darksoul]

The price of bacon is insane!
Everything goes up but the wages.

[hollygibson]

Great, make everyone want bacon while the stores are out!!! LOL glad i got mine.

[CarbageMan]

There's no proof for the claim that saturated fat is bad for you—none at all.

[emkkahn]

Vegans try to make "bacon" out of veggies. Absolutely NO ONE has tried to make real bacon taste like a carrot or tofu... Why?

[dutchgamer]

The British bacon is typically British, the other pork belly is more used

[koolpopjones]

The Sonic commercial when the guy says "you can never have too much bacon" brought me here

[shimonmagic]

I am lucky. I live in Italy!! Go pancetta and guanciale..

[johnmerton]

I read somewhere if vegetables tasted like bacon we'd all be very healthy

[RainTree]

Thanks talking about the harmful affects of the additives. I will still like bacon but if pure as I can get is great. And, the think you mentioned about some unhealthy pig farms, is really sort of a sad thing. One reason I hate commercial animal farming and don't want to buy anything related to them.

[xiyecho]

Pause at 3:49 there’s a face in the bacon!!!

[Rebncliff]

Yum... My son said the spices look good

[wp]

Is there a video about BBQ sauce and from which regions/countries?

[blo]

Sitting here eating bacon 🥓 while watching 😩🥴