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Re:Artificial meat: UK scientists growing 'bacon' in labs by ravitation on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @01:06PM (#19444246)
Of which "real" bacon only has trace amounts (or none at all, depending on the vitamin/mineral).
Re:Artificial meat: UK scientists growing 'bacon' in labs by sametmax on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @01:18PM (#19444379)
Googling tells me:

- Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12

- 89% of the RDA for selenium

- 53% of the RDA for phosphorus

But let's be honest, you don't eat bacon for the vitamins.

Re:Artificial meat: UK scientists growing 'bacon' in labs by ravitation on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @01:38PM (#19444651)
Yes, unfortunately the top result isn't very good...

To start it uses 3.5 oz (100g) as its serving size, which is (according to its own nutritional source) about 13 slices of bacon... Not exactly a "typical" serving.

On a per slice basis...

Looking at its own source (https://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/pork-products/7676/2):

B1 (Thiamin) - 0.0 mg (2%) B2 (Riboflavin) - 0.0 mg (1%) B3 (Niacin) - 0.9 mg (4%) B5 (Pantothenic Acid) - 0.1 mg (1%) B6 - 0.0 mg (1%) B12 - 0.1 mcg (2%)

Selenium - 5 mcg (7%) Phosphorus - 42.6 mg (4%)

So, yes, technically it does contain those vitamins... But, like I said, not exactly in large amounts...

Re:Artificial meat: UK scientists growing 'bacon' in labs by haisch on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @02:18PM (#19445141)
3.5 ounces is not 13 slices unless you're eating paper thin bacon. Most packages are 12-16 ounces for that many slices.
Re:Artificial meat: UK scientists growing 'bacon' in labs by ravitation on Friday March 22, 2019 @05:19PM (#19467071)
Literally going directly off of the nutritional source they cited... Like I said in my comment.

Also, you have to consider that bacon can lose up to something like 75% of its weight during cooking...

Re:Artificial meat: UK scientists growing 'bacon' in labs by _Schizotypy on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @02:32PM (#19445320)
You don't eat 3.5oz of bacon in one sitting? Casual. (/s)
Re:Artificial meat: UK scientists growing 'bacon' in labs by cr0sh on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @07:05PM (#19447886)
For me, that is pretty casual; that's about the amount that I'll put on a BLT (pre-cooked weight).