Hi, I was looking at the nutrition labels on different bacon products and noticed something weird. The serving sizes and the serving number never matchup correctly on any of the items. It looked wrong on all of the bacon products.
For e.g.
**Oscar Mayer Naturally Hardwood Smoked Bacon** has this on it's nutrition label:
Serving Size **2 skilled cooked slices (19g)**
Servings per container **About 9**
Weight of the package **16 oz**
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So based on the above info, the container has **9 servings of 19 grams** which will be **9\*19 = 171 grams**. But **171 grams** is **only 6 ounces** whereas the **packet is 16oz**. I know that the packet says "about 9 servings" but that seems way off. Am I missing something? Am I reading the label wrong somehow?
[Link to the item](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Oscar-Mayer-Naturally-Hardwood-Smoked-Bacon-16-oz-Pack-17-19-slices/10292659)
[Link to the nutrition label](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/8be5c913-259d-4173-b29a-d0df352e1ad9.01697ed7bad3c3df82a113ee376a7ffc.jpeg?odnHeight=612&odnWidth=612&odnBg=FFFFFF)
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On the other hand, here is the nutrition info on **Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon**
Serving Size **1 slice (15g)**
Servings per container **22**
Weight of the package **12 oz**
So based on the above info, the container has **22 servings of 15 grams** which will be **22\*15= 330 grams = 11.64 oz**. Which seems to be a bit close.
[Link to the item](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Oscar-Mayer-Fully-Cooked-Gluten-Free-Turkey-Bacon-with-58-Less-Fat-57-Less-Sodium-12-oz-Pack-21-23-slices/10293339?athbdg=L1200)
[Link to the nutrition label](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/d6523de0-74ae-479f-af34-b4ca8e75212b.cbbfc12cf27e3effe2f7e18f6240854b.jpeg?odnHeight=612&odnWidth=612&odnBg=FFFFFF)
How can two items with same rules of creating nutrition labels be so off?
Answer
For the first item, the nutrition info is for the cooked bacon, and cooked bacon weighs significantly less than raw bacon (because a lot of fat is released during the cooking process). For the second item, the nutrition info is for the raw bacon, which is why the weight closely matches the total weight of the package.