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Golden Flake Sweet Heat Barbecue Fried Pork Skins

Contains added sugars

Sweet heat barbecue pork skins have 1 g carbohydrate per serving. The seasoning includes sugar, dextrose, MSG and natural smoke flavor.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$31.99 4 oz · lowest price at Utz Quality Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · 1/2 oz (14g)
Protein
8g▲
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
160mg
Saturated fat
2g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Fried Pork Skins, Sugar, Torula Yeast With Natural Smoke Flavor, Dextrose, Spices, Brown Sugar, Monosodium Glutamate, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Extractives Of Paprika, Spice Extractives, Natural Smoke Flavor
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
51 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%58
Ingredients · counts 25%64
Processing · counts 25%35
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 51
Nutrition 58 · Compared with other processed meats: more saturated fat (2 g), more protein (8 g); 7.1 g added sugar per 1/2 oz
Ingredients 64 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Dextrose, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 35 · Fried pork skins with sugar, MSG and smoke flavor.
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices stated for the pork.
Transparency 50 · Ingredient list includes unspecified spices and smoke flavor.
Contains sugar and dextrose
Contains monosodium glutamate
Natural smoke flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for sugar, dextrose
Varies by additive−8 for natural flavours, msg
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Fried Pork Skins Sugar Torula Yeast With Natural Smoke Flavor Dextrose Spices Brown Sugar Monosodium Glutamate Onion Powder Garlic Powder Extractives Of Paprika Spice Extractives Natural Smoke Flavor
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 3 limited risk
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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