How much protein is in pork rinds?

One ounce of pork rinds (28 g) has 17 g of protein (154 kcal); 100 g has 61.3 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

61.3g

Calories544

Carbohydrate0g

Fiber0g

Sugars0g

Fat31.3g

Saturated11.4g

Sodium1818 mg

11.3 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLean protein source

11.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (45% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.

25 g of protein from pork rinds alone takes 41 g (about 1.4 oz) and 222 kcal.

#1 of 6 in Snacks & cereal for protein per 100 g, #1 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in pork rinds per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	61.3 g	544	0 g	31.3 g
1 oz (28 g)	17 g	154	0 g	8.9 g

One ounce of pork rinds (28 g) is 14% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Most of its calories come from fat: about 52%.

One ounce of pork rinds (28 g) also has 515 mg of sodium (22% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than all 4.

pork rinds compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Pork rinds	61.3 g	544	11.3 g
Granola	13.7 g	489	2.8 g
Graham crackers	6.7 g	430	1.6 g
Corn flakes	5.9 g	384	1.5 g
Tortilla chips	6.6 g	497	1.3 g

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Recipes with pork rinds

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Questions

How much protein is in an ounce of pork rinds?

One ounce of pork rinds (28 g) has 17 g of protein and 154 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 8.9 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of pork rinds?

100 g of pork rinds has 61.3 g of protein, 544 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 31.3 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 167961).

Are pork rinds a good source of protein?

Lean protein source: 11.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (45% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from pork rinds alone takes 41 g (about 1.4 oz) and 222 kcal.

Which has more protein, pork rinds or tortilla chips?

Pork rinds, with 61.3 g of protein per 100 g against 6.6 g for tortilla chips. Per 100 kcal: pork rinds 11.3 g, tortilla chips 1.3 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167961: “Snacks, pork skins, plain”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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