How to make fat

When we were young, we often saw our parents making their own oil at home. Although people in today's society no longer make their own oil, we still miss the taste because after making the oil, there may be some leftover meat scraps that we like to eat. In fact, it is a very simple process to make oil from fat. We can make it at home and recall the taste of our childhood. So, how does fat become oily?

1. Which is better, lard or fat oil?

Lard is a layer of fat with an oil film growing on the pig's abdominal ribs, in which the pig kidneys are wrapped. The oil yield is high. The boiled oil has a unique oily aroma. The thicker and larger the lard, the better, while the thinner and smaller the lard, the inferior.

Pork fat is skinless fat with no oil film on the surface. Compared with lard, it has a lower oil yield because it is oil boiled from fat and has only meaty flavor. There is no unique oily aroma of suet.

2. The difference between lard and fat oil

Lard has slightly higher calories than pork.

The calories per 100 grams of pork are 807.00 kcal and the fat content is 88.60 grams.

The calories per 100 grams of lard are 827.00 kcal and the fat content is 88.70 grams.

Lard contains a variety of fatty acids, with a comparable content of saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids. It can provide extremely high calories and is also rich in vitamin A and vitamin E.

3. What is lard?

Pork lard, also known as lard residue, is not just fat, but fat! Strips of fat on a pig's belly. Suet generally refers to this kind of raw fat. Pork lard is not made from fat, but rather the fat from the pig's stomach. It is very large and comes in layers, with oil wrapped in a thin film. If you are making pork oil, it should be lard. Lard is an important ingredient in making many dishes.

4. Nutritional composition of lard

Calories (kcal): 827 B1 Thiamine (mg): 0 CA Calcium (mg): 0 Protein (g): 0 B2 Riboflavin (mg): 0 MG Magnesium (mg): 1 Fat (g): 88.7 B5 Niacin (mg): 0 FE Iron (mg): 2.1 Carbohydrates (g): 7.2 VC Vitamin C (mg): 0 MA Manganese (mg): .63 Dietary Fiber (g): 0 VE Vitamin E (mg): 21.83 ZN Zinc (mg): .8 Vitamin A (μg): 89 Cholesterol (mg): 110 CU Copper (mg): .05 Carotene (μg): .1 Potassium (mg): 14 P Phosphorus (mg): 10 Retinol Equivalent (μg): 4 Sodium (mg): 138.5 SE Selenium (μg): 0