Guest guest Posted December 20, 2001 Report Share Posted December 20, 2001 They hydrogenate vegetable oils to make them solid at room temperature. Why would they do that to lard? If someone knows where to find mor info on why lard is better than tallow or why it has more vitamins please let me know. Best Regards, Lorenzo --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.307 / Virus Database: 168 - Release 12/11/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2001 Report Share Posted December 21, 2001 Lorenzo wrote: > They hydrogenate vegetable oils to make them solid at room temperature. > Why would they do that to lard? > > If someone knows where to find mor info on why lard is better than tallow or > why it has more vitamins please let me know. > > Lorenzo, I don't know the answer to your question, but your question brings on another question... what is tallow? Does it have vitamins? Do you fry stuff in it? And where do you get it? Mindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2001 Report Share Posted December 21, 2001 Gettingwell, " Lorenzo " <lorenzo1@w...> wrote: > They hydrogenate vegetable oils to make them solid at room temperature. > Why would they do that to lard? Most brands don't. I have seen one brand that does and I am not sure why they bother. Probably it extends the shelf life before it goes too rancid to sell. > > If someone knows where to find mor info on why lard is better than tallow or > why it has more vitamins please let me know. It does not have more vitamins. Unlike tallow, lard has a significant amount of unsaturated fats. Ruminants like cows have bacteria in their stomachs that hydrogenate the oils in the plants they eat. Pigs don't. A lot of the natural vegetable oils in the feed are absorbed and stored in the lard. This is why lard melts at a lower temperature than tallow - lard is partly unsaturated. Most good chemical handbooks will have typical fatty acid compositions of fats from different animals. > > Best Regards, Lorenzo > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.307 / Virus Database: 168 - Release 12/11/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2001 Report Share Posted December 21, 2001 > your question brings on another > question... what is tallow? Tallow is the rendered fat from cattle. It is the hard white stuff in the pan after you fry hamburgers. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2001 Report Share Posted December 21, 2001 Mindy, Tallow is the 'harder' fat of sheep and cattle (like suet) which is used to make candles and soap. I don't know about its vitamin content but I've never heard of anyone eating it! The thought of chewing a candle isn't appealing! Love, Jo, in Sydney Mindy wrote: Lorenzo, I don't know the answer to your question, but your question brings on another question... what is tallow? Does it have vitamins? Do you fry stuff in it? And where do you get it? Mindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Good evening everyone... I was hoping someone could help me out here...there was a lady that posted to one of the lists that I'm on that she had lard from different animals & it was about $2.00 a pound. If that lady is still around could you email me privately or if someone knows who she is I would be most appreciative! I've have since lost the post that she sent out...it may not have even been on this list...If no one here knows her I will try my other lists. Thanks so much!!! donna Donna Buchholz Something Different Soap & Things mizbucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Here you go Donna: Jenn in Oregon kajon - " Donna Buchholz " <mizbucky Monday, December 05, 2005 5:52 PM RE: Lard > Good evening everyone... > > I was hoping someone could help me out here...there was a lady that posted > to one of the lists that I'm on that she had lard from different animals & > it was about $2.00 a pound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 oooohhhhhh Thank you Jenn!!!! A big hug to you!! Have a great day!! donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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