Harvest Meats Bacon Chunk

You slice this bacon yourself.

Harvest Meats sells the chunk unsliced, from hand-trimmed pork bellies. It is cured, then smoked with hardwood chips. The page says it is made in Canada at the Yorkton, Saskatchewan plant. Ownership is Canadian through Premium Brands, and hog country is not listed.

Nutrition is given per 100 grams uncooked: 340 calories, 30 grams of fat, and 17 grams of protein. Sodium is 630 milligrams. No pack weight is printed.

The ingredient line includes artificial flavour. It is gluten free, and MSG is not added. Slice it, then pan-fry or bake.

Product Highlights

  • •Unsliced chunk of pork belly
  • •Calories: 340 on the 100 gram line
  • •630 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams
  • •Artificial flavour is in the ingredient line
  • •Gluten free, naturally smoked
80

Our Canadian score

Strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Yorkton, Saskatchewan)

Company’s own label claim: “Made in Canada.”

Made in Canada, and sold unsliced. Harvest Meats smokes this belly chunk in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The company is Canadian owned through Premium Brands. You cut the thickness at home.

Score breakdown (60% evidenced, medium confidence)

Manufacturing30% of score100/100

“Made in Canada.”

Ingredients / Materials25% of scoreNo data
Brand Ownership20% of score90/100

“Yes, we are a wholly Canadian owned company and our facility is located in Yorkton, Saskatchewan — in the beautiful Canadian prairies. All of our products are made in Canada.”

Headquarters10% of score100/100

“501 York Road West, Yorkton, SK”

Canadian Workforce6% of scoreNo data
Packaging5% of scoreNo data
Design & R&D4% of scoreNo data

This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score

Key Facts

Made In
Canada
Owned By
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation
Format
Unsliced chunk
Key Ingredients
Pork belly, smoke, artificial flavour
Nutrition Basis
Per 100 g uncooked

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Product Information

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g uncooked% DV
Calories / Calories340
Fat / Lipides30g
Cholesterol / Cholestérol65mg
Sodium630mg
Carbohydrate / Glucides0g
Protein / Protéines17g

Ingredients

Pork, Water, Salt, Sugars (sugar), Sodium ascorbate, Flavour, Sodium nitrite, Artificial flavour, Spices, Smoke.

Dietary Information

Gluten-Free

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Harvest Meats Bacon Chunk made in Canada?

Yes. Harvest Meats says the bacon chunk is made in Canada. The plant is in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

Do I have to slice Harvest bacon chunk?

Yes. Harvest Meats Bacon Chunk is unsliced. The page says to cut your own thickness, then pan-fry or bake it.

What does 100 grams of the chunk contain?

340 calories per 100 grams, uncooked. Harvest Meats Bacon Chunk also lists 630 milligrams of sodium on that same line.

Does the bacon chunk list artificial flavour?

Yes. The Harvest Meats Bacon Chunk ingredient line includes artificial flavour, along with smoke and spices.

Is Harvest bacon chunk gluten free?

Yes. Harvest Meats lists the chunk as gluten free. MSG is not added.

What weight is the Harvest bacon chunk?

Not stated. The Harvest Meats Bacon Chunk page gives nutrition per 100 grams and does not print a pack weight.