# Protein in pork rinds

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-in-pork-rinds/408330>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 17, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-in-pork-rinds/408330 "2007-06-17T04:27:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![rock\_party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rock\_party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rock_party)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-in-pork-rinds/408330/1 "2007-06-17T04:27:57Z")

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The nutrition info on pork rinds says it has 8 grams of protein with an asterisk saying “not a significant source of protein”. Does anyone know what gives? 8 grams seems like a signifcant amount and other foods have way less protein listed without saying the amount isn’t “significant”.

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**Author:** ![DevNull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@DevNull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DevNull)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-in-pork-rinds/408330/2 "2007-06-17T04:56:50Z")

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As far as I can Google, it is the lack of Tryptophan and Cystine.

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-in-pork-rinds/408330/3 "2007-06-17T05:26:15Z")

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[QUOTE=Squink]  
The protein in pork rinds is mostly [Collagen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collagen).  
Glycine, hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine are not nutritionally exciting amino acids.  
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From this thread:  
[“Not a significant amount of protein” ?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=325887&highlight=hydroxyproline)

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**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-in-pork-rinds/408330/4 "2007-06-17T13:07:29Z")

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This gets a lot of play on my gastric bypass message board (GBS patients need a significant amount of protein in their diets). It’s not a “complete” protein in and of itself.

VCNJ~