PORK RINDS....OH MY GOD!!

[bigbutt]

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Hi all,

im still doing well on the diet BUT...i have been eating pork rinds nearly everyday in place of my crisps. The problem is i have just noticed they have 'DEXTROSE' in them....this is a form of glucose right? and sugar means bad right? The thing is though, they have nil carbs.

I AM STUCK AND CONFUSED AND HAVE PROBABLY BOTCHED UP MY DIET TOTALLY!

Any help would be great.

BigB XX

[Bliss Pirate]

Well, they are probably very low carb...per serving....of course my bag of pork rinds says 6 servings in the bag and I at most get 2 out of it! I think the dextrose is mainly in there to help the spices flow and adhear to the rinds...and I don't think they use much. To be safe though, perhaps you shold count each of the manufacturer's servings as 1 net carb?

They have a lot of salt on them too...and a lot of calories....

I'm starting to subsitute a dill pickle for the some of the pork rinds I had been eating. Mainly to cut down on fat calories I'm eating.

[flatferenghi]

my pork rinds have only 2 ingredients: pork and salt. i believe they are GOYA brand. best of luck finding a better chicharron. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI