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Salt & Pepper Pork Rinds

Contains sunflower oil

These pork rinds provide 8 g of protein per serving and are fried in sunflower oil. They also contain maltodextrin and natural flavors.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-free
$4.99 lowest price at PorkRinds.com
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
70caloriesPer serving · 1/2 oz (14g)
Protein
8g▲
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
230mg▼
Saturated fat
0.5g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Pork Rinds, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Maltodextrin, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Citric Acid, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors
52 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 20%61
Ingredients · counts 25%74
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 15%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 61 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (230 mg), more protein (8 g); no added sugar per 1/2 oz
Ingredients 74 · Sunflower oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Natural flavours (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Pork rinds with sunflower oil, maltodextrin and natural flavors
Sourcing 40 · Made in USA; pork origin and raising practices aren't stated.
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavors are nonspecific.
Sunflower oil
Maltodextrin
Natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for natural flavours, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
ClearShelf standard−18 for sunflower oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Rinds Sunflower Oil Salt Maltodextrin Sea Salt Black Pepper Yeast Extract Onion Powder Citric Acid Garlic Powder Natural Flavors
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 4 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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