pork rinds too good to be true?

Its confusing, yeah. I thought pork rinds were mostly fat? If you are bulking up and need a protien snack, need to have accurate info on the packages. Obv delicous though:

lol i should be losing weight actually T_T

but yeah package says 5g fat/10g protein per serving

As you can see, or maybe you cant, the "rind" is the skin of a pig + some additional fat, that is fried.

Notice in the video, he has small brown squares that look and sound like tile you use on a floor. That's just dried pig skin.

Eating a lot of animal skin isn't good, which is why some people decide to have skinless chicken.
As for me, if I'm going to eat the chicken, I'll eat the skin too. I'll pass on the pork rinds though, mostly cuz I watch what I eat and don't consume much junk food at all.

fml

but what is with the protein thing then

On May 10 2012 03:32 bigredhoss wrote: fml but what is with the protein thing then

Off the top of my head, people eat meat because it's tasty and has a lot of protein, and protein is something you need.
Although, you can get protein from non-meat sources, which is another story.

lol no i mean what i said in my op, why it says 10g protein per serving but yet "not a significant source of protein"

i'm aware there are non-meat sources of protein -_-

I don't know what they mean by a serving but if it's 100gr there are better options:

100 gr chicken gives 25 gr proteïn
100 gr steak gives 30 gr proteïn
Whey proteïn in a smoothy.

Maybe that's why.

On May 10 2012 05:08 Twisted wrote: I don't know what they mean by a serving but if it's 100gr there are better options: 100 gr chicken gives 25 gr proteïn 100 gr steak gives 30 gr proteïn Whey proteïn in a smoothy. Maybe that's why.

serving size is 15grams, anyway that can't be the reason, there's all kinds of stuff with less protein that doesn't have a disclaimer saying it's not a significant source of protein.

eat a significant amount of pork rinds to resolve the protein issue obv.

*Puts on a cape*

Tamta taaah, here I come to help and save the day xD

LOL

Not all Protein is good Protein, pork one of the worst I think, and usually I stay away from it, the amount is way to small as well. I am a light guy, 61kg, and I should eat around 20 - 25grams of protein for every meal, if I were to eat 10g, I'd be way to little.

And that's if you eat 6 meals a day, if you eat less meals you should have more Protein, if you're a bigger guy, heavier, even more Protein. Maybe the pack is saying "this is a full meal, but it only has 1/3 the protein you need lololol". Or something

Also matters what animal it's from, and how it's fed. If you imagine an aids filled, Nigerian prostitute, if you were to eat her meat, It'd be pretty shit. But if you were to eat a beautiful, happy girl, perfect clear skin, loves to drink water, eating healthy n shit, and still a viring, oh, and she also loves to train. That protein would be A LOT better for yah.

Ok, hope that helped a little lol

lol thanks marius i don't think that's the reason though. there's stuff like brownie mix that is clearly an insignificant source of protein (like 1g/serving) but there's no disclaimer saying so. whereas if this bag's nutritional info was accurate it clearly would be a significant source, yet there's a disclaimer saying it's not which is confusing to me because while i'm aware different types of protein (whey, casein, soy) have slightly different benefits, i've always been under the impression that from a body composition standpoint all protein was pretty much the same.

maybe Jim Rudolph can help

lol "healthy food" ... have you read how much fat it has per serving
I can just imagine... generaly pig meat is very fat heavy, and skin is full of cholesterol

My guess would be that the protein in that stuff is mostly in collagen form seeing as its skin from a pig or something? The body has a hard time breaking down collagen and using it as a protein source so even though it contains 10g proteins your body wont break it down and use it

Have you tried contacting the manufacturer? They usually have a number on the package where you can ask such questions (at least in Holland).

Men's Health is quite positive about it (fwiw):

Pork Rinds Why you think they're bad: These puffy snacks are literally cut from pigskin. Then they're deep-fried. Why they're not: A 1-ounce serving contains zero carbohydrates, 17 grams (g) of protein, and 9 g fat. That's nine times the protein and less fat than you'll find in a serving of carb-packed potato chips. Even better, 43 percent of a pork rind's fat is unsaturated, and most of that is oleic acid—the same healthy fat found in olive oil. Another 13 percent of its fat content is stearic acid, a type of saturated fat that's considered harmless, because it doesn't raise cholesterol levels. Eat this: J&J Critters Microwave Pork Rinds ($6.50 for a 10-ounce container; www.microwaveporkrinds.com). Because the rinds are cooked and puffed in a microwave instead of deep-fried, each serving contains only 4 g fat—meaning they're lower in calories and less greasy than regular pork rinds

I don't know if men's health is paid for those pieces though.

On May 10 2012 06:53 SakiSaki wrote: My guess would be that the protein in that stuff is mostly in collagen form seeing as its skin from a pig or something? The body has a hard time breaking down collagen and using it as a protein source so even though it contains 10g proteins your body wont break it down and use it

makes sense, thanks. if i eat LOTS of pork rinds everyday will my body become more efficient at breaking down collagen and using it as a protein source?

thanks mens health, i know now that pork rind is much healthier than potato chips lol. next potato chips will be fantastic for you bc unlike eating cyanide on toast, you won't die from eating potato chips.

meh srsly tho pork rind is fine once in a while unless you have it all the time and try to make it a regular protein source