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Mac's Salt & Pepper Fried Pork Skins, 4 oz

Contains maltodextrin

These seasoned fried pork skins provide 80 calories and 7 g protein per 1/2 oz serving. They contain maltodextrin, MSG and natural flavors, and the package size is listed as both 4 oz and 5 oz.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)
$3.15 4 oz · lowest price at Water Butlers
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · 1/2 oz (14g)
Protein
7g▲
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
210mg▼
Saturated fat
1.5g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Fried pork skins, salt, maltodextrin, garlic and onion powders, black pepper, torula yeast, monosodium glutamate, natural flavors, citric acid, natural smoke flavor
57 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatMedium confidence · Scored on 7 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%53
Ingredients · counts 25%92
Processing · counts 25%35
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 57
Nutrition 53 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (210 mg), more saturated fat (1.5 g), more protein (7 g); no added sugar per 1/2 oz
Ingredients 92 · Natural flavours (additive, −4); MSG (monosodium glutamate) (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 35 · Fried pork skins seasoned with maltodextrin, MSG and natural flavors
Sourcing 50 · Pork origin and raising practices aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavors are unnamed
Contains maltodextrin, MSG and natural flavors
Size is listed as both 4 oz and 5 oz
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
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 Salt Maltodextrin Garlic and onion powders Black pepper Torula yeast Monosodium glutamate Natural flavors Citric acid Natural smoke flavor
10 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 3 limited risk
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.
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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