Shock photo! Nipple found in a slice of bacon

The photograph has garnered more than 3,000 comments with many people sharing their own horror food stories.

‘I almost became a vegetarian because the ham at Thansgiving dinner had a vein it,’ wrote NotSoSlenderMan on the social media platform.

Further users even uploaded their own bacon nipple findings, with one person stumbling across their own on a juicy cut of pork belly.

Another user pointed out that nipples were still edible, creating peculiar food for thought.