Southern Recipe Pork Rinds

I have always liked pork rinds, but since I started eating gluten free, they have become one of my “go to” snacks. They are naturally gluten free, and taste good, too. High in protein, low in cholesterol and carbohydrate-free, a serving of pork rinds has approximately 80 calories, 9 grams o protein, 10 mg of cholesterol, and 5 grams of fat, most of which is unsaturated fat. That means a serving of pork rinds is higher in protein and lower in fat than a serving o peanuts! And, they are gluten free, which is the #1 thing I look for in snacks for myself.

Southern Recipe Pork Rinds were created from a family recipe at Rudolph Foods in 1955. Since then, Rudolph Foods has grown to be the world’s largest producer of pork rinds. In blind label consumer testing in four cities, pork rinds from Rudolph Foods were preferred by a wide margin over other brands because of their taste and appealing crispness.  I wasn’t a part of those tests, but I agree that these pork rinds are better tasting than others I have tried. They don’t taste “greasy” or heavy at all. They just have a crispy, crunchiness that I love.

These pork rinds come in five flavors–Sweet BBQ,  Bar-B-Q, Salt & Vinegar, Spicy Hot, and Original. While I am not so much a fan of hot things, I love the Original and the Salt & Vinegar flavors. My friend, Rob, tried the Spicy Hot and Bar-B-Q flavors and says they are great, too!

Ingredients (Original flavor): pork rinds and salt

Calories per 1/2 oz serving: 80     Carbohydrates: 0

Ingredients (Hot & Spicy flavor): pork rinds, salt, dextrose, spices including chili pepper, torula yeast, maltodextrin, paprika, msg, onion powder, garlic powder, extractives of paprika, yellow # 6 lake, natural flavor, carmel color, red 40 lake.

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