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I love me some pork scratchings! But I've been worried lately by the ingredients (hydrolyzed gelatin protein sounds like something I DON'T want to put into my body!). But today I found this:

Porck Rind Wiki said:
According to Men's Health:[2]

A 1-ounce (=28.35g) 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.

Although there is some protein present in pork rinds, the quality of that protein, called hydrolyzed gelatin protein, is quite low. Because they have a protein efficiency ratio lower than 40% as dictated by the FDA, their nutrition label usually states "0%" in % Daily Value or "Not a significant source of protein" as recommended by the FDA.
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Guess I'll have to keep getting my protein from Steak and creamy scrambled eggs! :wink:

I am relieved about the hydrolyzed gelatin protein, though. Anything with "hydro" in the name scares the hell out of me...
 
Yeah I went through a couple of weeks of loving them but now I've gone off them. I noticed all the added ingredients and thought ooooh dodgy. Also some packets you get taste a little stale. I'd rather make it myself. Wonder if the butcher would sell me some pork rind? Hmmm....
 
I will have the occasional taste,but they always remind me of toenails :lol: :lol: so I never eat a lot of them.
 
other peoples ------- you dont want to waste the micro nutrients do you ??

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave P
 
Mmm, Chocfish,you are making me hungry. I used to love pork scratchings but find shop-bought ones a bit too bloomin' hard for my teeth these days. I do like the sound of your carraway, garlic and salt idea though. Yum.
 
hey there! 1st of all i wana say sorry, BUT DO U GUYS NOE TAT PORK ACTUALLY IS NOT A HEALTHY FOOD TO EAT???? NOT ONLY NOT HEALTHY,BUT IT CAN GET U GUYS FALL SICK BADLY!!!! I'M NOT KIDDING!!!! DO U NOE TAT INSIDE E PORK MEAT,THERE'S WORMS!!!! REALLY!!!! N THESE WORMS R STILL ALIVE EVEN THOUGH E MEAT IS COOKED!!!! REALLY!!!! I AIN'T TALKIN **** WITH U GUYS!!! CAUSE I'VE MAKE A RESERCHED BOUT TIS ANIMAL(PIG). ITS TRUE MAN! EVEN THOUGH E MEAT IS COOOKED IN A HIGH DEGREE TEMP, THESE WORMS R STILL ALIVE!!!! I'M SORRY IF I HURT ANY1 OUT THERE, BUT ITS E FACT!!!
 
Hi everyone,

Castello has been banned from the forum. He/she has made a number of posts which are extremely misinformed and potentially dangerous. Zero tolerance for that sort of thing I'm afraid.

All the best,

fergus
 
Actually what Castello said used to be true!I don't know about nowadays but tape worms used to be carried by pigs and did indeed survive cooking.However I assume(dangerous word!) that given better conditions nowadays this does not happen,I hope!
 
sugarless sue said:
Actually what Castello said used to be true!I don't know about nowadays but tape worms used to be carried by pigs and did indeed survive cooking.However I assume(dangerous word!) that given better conditions nowadays this does not happen,I hope!
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Tapeworms are low carb though, so....
 
Mmhmm. Compost Corner perhaps? The idea has merit.

We'd need volunteers to moderate it I guess. Someone with the calm authority of Nurse Mildred (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest), a battery of powerful prescription medicines and a tazer. OK, I'll do it!

fergus
 
I know what castello is talking about with pork...

There is a worm that used to be found in the skin/flesh of pork, which was very difficult to kill and could cause health issuses when comsumed by human... Rest assured that this isn't the problem that it once was and really hasn't been since before the 80's...

When sudying at college in the early eighties environmental health surrounding food industry was part of my cousre, this worm (I can't remember it's name off hand) was part of our course work, our lectuer's brother-in-law was one of the meat inspectors that passed meat fit for human consumption, she had asked him several years before if he could obtain a sample of this worm... Said due to the improvements made in the walfare of animals who's meat was intended to go for human consumptions and the continual checking of stock at the farm and the slaughter house, that this worm hadn't been seen for many a year...

Considering that was more than 25 years ago, and all meat has to be inspected and passed fit for human consumption (by a very quailified inspector) it doesn't pose a danger or a concern anymore in modern countries...

Or in other words take no notice this information is way out of date bit like the plauge really.
 
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