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Golden Flake Louisiana Hot Sauce Fried Pork Skins

Contains maltodextrin

Fried pork skins with Louisiana hot-sauce flavor and 8 g protein per 14 g serving. Contains milk; pork origin and raising practices are not stated.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsKetoContains dairy
$32.49 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
270mg▼
Saturated fat
2g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Fried Pork Skins, Whey, Salt, Chili Pepper, Maltodextrin, Malic Acid, Lactose, Sodium Acetate, Monosodium Glutamate, Sugar, Citric Acid, Paprika (Color), Natural And Artificial Flavors, Fumaric Acid, Spice, Extractive Of Paprika (Color), Natural Smoke Flavor
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
50 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%23
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 50
Nutrition 23 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (270 mg), more saturated fat (2 g), more protein (8 g) per 1/2 oz
Ingredients 82 · Artificial flavours (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4); MSG (monosodium glutamate) (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Fried pork skins with maltodextrin, MSG and added flavorings
Sourcing 50 · Pork origin and raising practices are not stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; no pork origin or raising details
Contains maltodextrin and MSG
Contains natural and artificial flavors
Contains sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−18 for artificial flavours, 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 Whey Salt Chili Pepper Maltodextrin Malic Acid Lactose Sodium Acetate Monosodium Glutamate Sugar Citric Acid Paprika (Color) Natural And Artificial Flavors Fumaric Acid Spice Extractive Of Paprika (Color) Natural Smoke Flavor
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 1 moderate risk
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
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.
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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Malic acid (E296)AcidNo risk
The natural acid in apples; 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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