Turkey bacon

Turkey bacon is a meat prepared from chopped, formed, cured, and smoked turkey, which is commonly marketed as a low-fat alternative to pork bacon. Turkey bacon may also be used as a substitute for bacon where religious restrictions forbid the consumption of pork.[1]

A package of turkey bacon from a U.S. supermarket

Preparation
Turkey bacon cooking in skillet.

Turkey bacon can be cooked by pan-frying or deep-frying.[1] Cured turkey bacon made from dark meat can be 90% fat free.[2] It can be used in the same manner as bacon (such as in a BLT sandwich),[1] but the low fat content of turkey bacon means it does not shrink while being cooked and has a tendency to stick to the pan, thus making deep-frying a faster and more practical option.[2]

Alternative to pork bacon

Turkey bacon is lower in fat and calories than pork bacon, but its lower fat content makes it unsuitable in some situations, such as grilling.[3] As a lower fat alternative, it became popular in America in the early 90s.[4]

Turkey bacon is an alternative also for people who do not eat pork for religious or dietary reasons. When Beautiful Brands International, a company from Tulsa, Oklahoma, signed a deal with a Saudi Arabian firm to open 120 locations in eight countries in the Middle East, they had to substitute pork bacon with halal turkey bacon in their recipes at Camille's Sidewalk Cafe locations because Islamic and Jewish customs forbid consumption of pork and non-halal meat.[5][6]

Nutritional value

Two strips of Butterball turkey bacon contain 3 grams of fat and 50 calories (32% of which from fat); turkey bacon from Louis Rich and Mr. Turkey contain 5 and 4 grams of fat, respectively, per two slices. By comparison, two strips of regular pork bacon contain, on average, some 7 grams of fat.[7] Andrew Smith, in The Turkey: An American Story, notes that turkey products (including turkey bacon) contain, on average twice as much sodium as the pork products they replace.[8]

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See also


References
  1. Gold, Amanda (October 22, 2008). "One turkey bacon stands out in the flock". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  2. "Turkey Bacon Wins Support as Good Meat at Breakfast". Deseret News. January 22–23, 1991. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  3. "Eat cheap but well! Make a tasty beef in beer". MSNBC. April 30, 2009. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  4. Kissinger, Jessie (3 January 2013). "The Assessment: Why Bacon Isn't Over". Esquire. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. Arnold, Kyle (May 13, 2009). "FreshBerry translates well: 120 stores to open in Middle East". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  6. Zlati Meyer (2017-11-16). "Bacon? Really?: 10 Thanksgiving foods you didn't know were kosher". USA Today.
  7. Bellerson, Karen J. (2001). The Complete & Up-to-Date Fat Book: A Guide to the Fat, Calories, and Fat Percentage in Your Food. Avery. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-58333-099-9.
  8. Smith, Andrew F. (2006). The Turkey: An American Story. U of Illinois P. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-252-03163-2.
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