Smoked Sliced Bacon Cured With Water

Smoked sliced bacon is a pork product that has been cured and then smoked. Pork bellies are typically used. Curing involves treating the meat with salt, sugar, and often nitrates or nitrites to preserve it and enhance flavor.

Bacon is used as a flavoring ingredient and a source of fat and protein in many dishes. It is commonly found in breakfast foods, sandwiches, salads, and casseroles, adding a savory, smoky taste and crispy texture.

Bacon is a processed meat. The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies processed meat as a Group 1 carcinogen, meaning there is sufficient evidence that it causes cancer in humans, particularly colorectal cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates bacon as a meat product. Dietary guidelines recommend limiting intake of processed meats due to their association with increased risk of certain chronic diseases.