Pork Lard Oil

Lard is made. Lard is a very versatile fat that you can use for frying chicken making tamales and pie crusts.

Lard is used as a cooking fat much like olive oil coconut oil or vegetable shortening.

Pork lard oil. Health wise it s no olive oil but it does boast a punch of vitamin d which no other fat except butter can claim and it contains a lot more vitamin d than butter. In addition it has no trans fats like its synthetic counterpart shortening. It s essentially rendered pork fat.

This fat is usually rendered to remove any impurities and the resulting lard looks like a pure white brick in appearance. Good consistency and flavor but expensive. Candle making or hand made cosmetics.

In the past lard used to be one of the most popular choices of cooking fat. But that doesn t mean that you can now grab lard on a quick run to the grocery store. Lard contains about 40 percent saturated fat as opposed to butter s 60 percent and 45 percent monounsaturated fat.

Besides lard is lower in saturated fat than other animal fats like butter and tallow and higher in heart healthy monounsaturated fat the type that gives olive oil its health halo. Choose lard from pasture raised pigs. Many many years ago before canola oil vegan butter and extra virgin olive oil became widely used around the world lard was the cooking fat that people used a lot of.

Fresh and odorless perfect for cooking. Experts go back and forth on lard. Lard used to be a cheap staple back before 1980 but was vilified by the vegetable oil producers.

Lard is also rich in oleic acid the same fatty acid that is in olive oil and praised for its health benefits. While lard has taken a backseat there are still old school chefs who prefer to use it. Pure rendered premium lard from the kidney fat suet of organic raised is the only lard we offer.

It s now starting to make a comeback in the supermarkets and it s a lot better for you than some of these gmo laden vegetable oils. Lard is fat that comes from a pig. Because of its high cholesterol content there are understandably some health concerns about using too much of it.

Rendered organic pork lard 1 pound 16 scaled ounces unsurpassed quality very waxy odorless and pale.