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Pork cracklings

Pork cracklings are crisp pieces of fried or rendered pork skin and fat, commonly eaten as a snack or used as a savory garnish.

Pork cracklings — illustrative ingredient image

About Pork cracklings

Pork cracklings are crisp pieces made by frying or rendering pork skin with attached fat, sometimes including small browned portions of meat. They are eaten as a snack or used as a savoury garnish in regional dishes.

They are typically irregular, golden to deep brown, brittle or crunchy when fresh, and strongly savoury with concentrated pork flavour. Texture softens when moisture is absorbed, while the amount of skin, fat, meat, and retained moisture varies between pieces.

They may be sold loose, packed as ready-to-eat pieces, or produced during pork-fat rendering. Frying or rendering changes skin and fat into crisp pieces, while storage and use in soups, vegetables, or beans can reduce their crunch.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for pork cracklings

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English

pork cracklings

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Pork cracklings nutrition & diet

Pork cracklings nutritional value

Reference: Pork, crackling, cooked

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
550kcal
Protein
36.2g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
45.0g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. CoFID 2021 food code 18-216. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Specify whether cracklings are fried pork skin, rendered skin and fat, or a seasoned packaged snack. The edible portion may include skin, attached fat, and residual meat, while frying and draining alter the served form. Match plain pieces separately from products with coatings, flavor powders, or added ingredients.

Compare the right form: Match references to cooked pork skin and fat in the actual fried or rendered form, with seasonings, coatings, and attached meat identified.

Diet considerations

Pork cracklings are animal-derived and unsuitable for vegetarian and vegan patterns. Packaged or seasoned versions may contain cereal coatings, dairy, flavorings, sugar, or other animal ingredients. Compatibility changes between plain fried skin, mixed skin-and-fat pieces, and flavored snack products, so the ingredient list and preparation matter.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Typically incompatible
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Halal · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient.
Kosher · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Pork, crackling, cooked ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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