Pork Rind
meat · base score 0.5 · also listed as schwarte, pig skin
What is it?
Pork Rind is a meat ingredient. Graded medium: nutritionally adequate and nothing to worry about, but not a standout ingredient either way.
At a glance
- Category
- meat
- Grade
- medium
- Base score
- 0.5 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 3 products
- Also listed as
- schwarte, pig skin
Common questions about pork rind
Is Pork Rind good for dogs?
It is nutritionally fine: we grade it medium, meaning adequate and nothing to worry about, but not a standout either way. The overall recipe matters more than any single ingredient.
How many UK dog foods contain pork rind?
3 UK products list pork rind as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown below, sorted by rating.
What else is pork rind called on labels?
Manufacturers list it under several names: schwarte, pig skin. We match all of these to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade pork rind?
We grade it medium: nutritionally adequate, but nothing special either way. Every ingredient is converted to its dry-matter share and scored from our glossary before a recipe gets its 1-100 rating; the full method is on our methodology page.
