Is Mac's Chicharrones Party Mix Hot & Spicy Keto?
Mac's Chicharrones Party Mix Hot & Spicy is not keto-friendly because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like maltodextrin, enriched flour, and blue #1.
Too Much Carbs!
Mac's Chicharrones Party Mix Hot & Spicy should be avoided on keto because it is very high in net carbs (35.72g of net carbs per 100g serving).
It is important to limit your net carb consumption to 20g - 30g per day to stay in ketosis. You can calculate your ideal daily net carb allowance by using this keto macros calculator.
As an alternative, you may look for other pork rind brands that are low in net carbs.
Contains Maltodextrin
Maltodextrin is a high-glycemic sweetener that can raise your blood sugar level and prevent you from reaching ketosis.
As an alternative, you may look for other pork rind brands that use keto-friendly sweeteners like stevia, monk fruit, or erythritol.
You can check out our full list of best and worst sweeteners for keto here.
Contains Harmful Food Additives
Mac's Chicharrones Party Mix Hot & Spicy contains enriched flour, blue #1, and blue #2 which are included in our list of food additives to avoid for keto.
Food additives are potentially harmful to health and should be avoided as much as possible.
Most of your diet should come from minimally processed foods to achieve a healthy weight loss on keto.
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Ingredients
Fried Pork Skins (Pork Skins, Rendered Pork Fat, Salt, Natural Smoke Flavor), Wheels (Wheat Flour, Iodized Salt, Leavening Agents [Baking Soda, Calcium Sulfate, Mixed Acetic And Tartaric Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Calcium Carbonate, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate], Yellow 6), Strips (Enriched Flour [Unbleached Wheat Flour, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Cornstarch, Iodized Salt, Leavening Agents [Baking Soda, Calcium Sulfate, Mixed Acetic And Tartaric Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Calcium Carbonate, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate), Artificial Color [Yellow 6, Blue 2, Red 40, Blue 1]), Shells (Corn Flour, Iodized Salt, Turmeric Extract [Color], Yellow 6, Yellow 5), Rendered Pork Fat, Rings (Cornstarch, Enriched Flour [Unbleached Wheat Flour, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Potato Flour, Potato Starch, Iodized Salt, Onion Powder), Seasoning Blend (Corn Maltodextrin, Salt, Garlic Powder, Chili Pepper, Spices, Sodium Diacetate, Monosodium Glutamate, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Onion Powder, Natural Flavoring, Paprika [Color], Citric Acid, Red 40 Lake, White Vinegar Powder, Yellow 6 Lake, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate)