Tesco ham ranked by protein density

Product	kcal/100g	Protein/100kcal	Carbs/100kcal	Fat/100kcal
Tesco Wafer Thin Brunswick Ham 125g	100	21.8g	0.2g	1.1g
Tesco Finest 5 Wiltshire Cured Crumbed Ham Slices 120g	116	20.5g	0.4g	1.6g
Tesco Finest 2 Wiltshire Cured Roast Ham Slices 120g	124	19.9g	0.2g	2.1g
Tesco Finest 10 Wiltshire Cured Ham Slices 200g	126	19.6g	0.1g	2.3g
Tesco Finest 12 Finely Sliced Wiltshire Cured Ham Slices 240g	126	19.6g	0.1g	2.3g
Tesco Finest 6 Wiltshire Cured Apple Wood Smoked Ham Slices 120g	119	19.6g	0.4g	2.1g
Tesco Finest 6 Wiltshire Cured Ham Slices 120g	126	19.6g	0.1g	2.3g
Tesco 6 Peppered Ham Slices 120g	114	19.3g	0.9g	2g
Tesco 6 Oak Smoked Ham Slices 120g	113	19.2g	1.1g	1.9g
Tesco 8 Wafer Thin Oak Smoked Ham Slices 120g	113	19.2g	1.1g	1.9g
Tesco 6 Cooked Ham Slices 120g	111	19g	1.3g	1.8g
Tesco 8 British Prime Cuts Wafer Thin Cooked Ham Slices 120g	111	19g	1.3g	1.8g
Tesco 6 Crumbed Ham Slices 120g	113	18.8g	1.9g	1.8g
Tesco 10 Wafer Thin Smoked Ham Slices 125g	104	18.6g	1g	2.1g
Tesco 36 Wafer Thin Cooked Ham Slices 400g	101	18.6g	1.2g	2.2g
Tesco 4 Lean Ham on The Bone 120g	116	18.4g	0.8g	2.4g
Tesco 16 Cooked Ham Slices 400g	102	18.3g	1.8g	2.1g
Tesco 16 Crumbed Ham Slices 400g	104	18.1g	1.9g	2.3g
Tesco 6 British Prime Cuts Honey Roast Ham Slices 120g	120	17.8g	1.8g	2.1g
Tesco 8 Wafer Thin Honey Roast Ham Slices 120g	120	17.8g	1.8g	2.1g
Tesco Finest 6 Wiltshire Cured Honey Roast Ham Slices 120g	134	17.5g	2g	2.4g
Tesco 8 Honey Roast Ham Slices 125g	112	17.2g	2.9g	2g
Tesco Finest 5 Dry Cured Roast Ham Slices 120g	144	17.1g	0.6g	3.1g
Tesco Shredded Ham Hock 100g	161	17g	0.2g	3.2g
Tesco 16 Honey Roast Ham Slices 400g	111	16.9g	3.2g	2g
Tesco 36 Wafer Thin Honey Roast Ham Slices 400g	123	16.7g	2.6g	2.2g
Tesco Finest 6 Slices 14 Month Minimum Matured Parma Ham 78g	243	11.1g	0.1g	6.2g
Tesco Chopped Pork & Ham 200g	251	6.4g	1g	8g
Tesco Ham No Mayo	209	5.6g	14.8g	1.8g
Tesco Smoked Ham & Mature Cheddar Sub	242	5.4g	11.3g	3.6g

Showing the top 30 of the 30 Tesco ham products that carry a comparable calorie figure, ranked by protein per 100 calories.

What Tesco's ham looks like next to everyone else's

Median across the 30 Tesco ham products with usable figures is 18.5g of protein per 100 calories. That is ahead of the 18g median for ham across every chain and brand in the database, which is 535 products.

27 clear 10g of protein per 100 calories — most of them, and 10g is the line Keith uses for a food that pays for its calories.

Of the three chains carrying enough ham to compare, Tesco has the strongest own-label range; Lidl the weakest.

The best Tesco option here reaches 21.8g of protein per 100 calories, which is as high as anything in the whole ham group gets.

Calories run from 100 to 251 per 100g across the Tesco ham range, a 3-fold spread, so “Tesco ham” on its own tells you almost nothing about what a portion costs you.

What to pick in Tesco

Most of this group already clears the benchmark, so the decision is price and taste rather than macros. Tesco Wafer Thin Brunswick Ham 125g tops the table at 21.8g of protein per 100 calories.

Nothing in here passes 400 calories per 100g, so portion size matters less than it does in the snack aisles.

Where this fits

Ham across every Irish store is the wider group this sits in, and everything else Tesco sells is the other half of the comparison.

A protein-per-calorie number is only useful once you know the target, and that is how much protein a day actually works out to.

For one specific item rather than a shortlist, the 20,000-product database is searchable on Calories in Ireland and built into the free calorie tracker.

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FAQ

How many ham products does Tesco have?

We track 30 Tesco ham products with full label figures. 30 of them carry 20 calories or more per 100g, so those are the ones ranked and averaged here; 27 clear 10g of protein per 100 calories.

Is Tesco the best place to buy ham?

On protein per calorie alone, Tesco's median is 18.5g against 18g for ham across every chain and brand we track. That is one number out of several — price and taste are not in this database — but it is the one nobody prints on the shelf.

Calories in Tesco Ham (Ireland)