– Why do packages of pork rinds have high protein but also say it’s not a significant source of it?

Question

– Why do packages of pork rinds have high protein but also say it’s not a significant source of it?

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Answer 1

There are a bunch of amino acids that go into proteins and your body can make most of them but there are 9 essential ones that you can’t build and need to get from your food

Pork rinds have a lot of protein but they’re missing 3 of the 9 essential amino acids so if pork rinds are your only source of protein you’ll start running into issues which is why they are labeled like that