Po' William
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I cook mostly with lard and tallow. I render my own tallow at home. Could someone give me a good recipe for canna tallow/lard? Here's a comparison between the fat contents of lard, tallow, and butter (via Wikipedia):
Butter, unsalted
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) Energy 720 kcal 3000 kJ Carbohydrates 0 g Fat 81 g - saturated 51 g - monounsaturated 21 g - polyunsaturated 3 g
Beef Tallow
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) Energy 900 kcal 3770 kJ Carbohydrates 0 g Fat 100 g - saturated 50 g - monounsaturated 42 g - polyunsaturated 4 g
Lard
Fat composition
Saturated fats 3843%:
Palmitic acid: 2528%
Stearic acid: 1214%
Myristic acid: 1% Unsaturated fats 5662% Monounsaturated fats 4750%:
Oleic acid: 4447%
Palmitoleic acid: 3% Polyunsaturated fats Linoleic acid: 610%
Butter, unsalted
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) Energy 720 kcal 3000 kJ Carbohydrates 0 g Fat 81 g - saturated 51 g - monounsaturated 21 g - polyunsaturated 3 g
Beef Tallow
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) Energy 900 kcal 3770 kJ Carbohydrates 0 g Fat 100 g - saturated 50 g - monounsaturated 42 g - polyunsaturated 4 g
Lard
Fat composition
Saturated fats 3843%:
Palmitic acid: 2528%
Stearic acid: 1214%
Myristic acid: 1% Unsaturated fats 5662% Monounsaturated fats 4750%:
Oleic acid: 4447%
Palmitoleic acid: 3% Polyunsaturated fats Linoleic acid: 610%