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Kirkland Signature Smoked Pulled Pork: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-08-08 · Kirkland Signature

Quick answer

Frequent Choice

Kirkland Signature smoked pulled pork received a Longevity Score of 85 out of 100 (frequent choice). High protein, minimally processed, but contains sodium nitrite. Strengths include high protein content and simple ingredient list, while main considerations include sodium nitrite and moderate saturated fat.

Longevity Score 85/100

What helped the score?

  • High protein content
  • Simple ingredient list

What held the score back?

  • Contains sodium nitrite
  • Moderate saturated fat

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Source data, GTIN, and Food Quality Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Kirkland Signature Smoked Pulled Pork
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Cooked & Prepared)
GTIN / UPC
00096619112227
Serving size
84 g (3 ONZ)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Food Quality Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Kirkland Signature

Smoked Pulled Pork

Frequent Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Frequent Choice

High protein, minimally processed, but contains sodium nitrite.

What Stands Out

High Protein

22g protein

44% DV

High Sodium

480mg sodium

21% DV

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

High Sat. Fat

6g saturated fat

30% DV

Real Pork

Primary protein source

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • High protein content
  • Simple ingredient list

Key Concerns

  • Contains sodium nitrite
  • Moderate saturated fat

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

Pork

Whole-food ingredients

Pork

Processing signals

Sodium nitrite

Additives

Sodium nitrite

Ingredients

Ingredient list

PORK, WATER, SALT, SPICE EXTRACT, SODIUM NITRITE.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

230

12% DV

Total Carbs

0g

0% DV

Protein

22g

44% DV

Saturated Fat

6g

30% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

0g

0% DV

Sugar

0g

Added Sugar

0g

0% DV

Total Fat

16g

21% DV

Sodium

480mg

21% DV

Unsaturated Fat

10g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories23012% DV
Total Carbs0g0% DV
Protein22g44% DV
Saturated Fat6g30% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs0g0% DV
Sugar0g—
Added Sugar0g0% DV
Total Fat16g21% DV
Sodium480mg21% DV
Unsaturated Fat10g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

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  • Low-Spike Stability

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Lower net carbs (0g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher saturated fat (6g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Higher protein (22g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low sugar (0g)

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Helpful protein (22g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower carbs for fueling (0g)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Kirkland Signature Smoked Pulled Pork highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Kirkland Signature Smoked Pulled Pork shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Kirkland Signature Smoked Pulled Pork: 0g added sugar per serving. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: High protein content; Simple ingredient list.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Contains sodium nitrite; Moderate saturated fat.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same prepared meals differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Prepared Meals, selected from the same Food Quality Guide catalog.

Source data and Food Quality Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Food Quality Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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