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Animal Fat

Animal fat is rendered or separated fat from livestock or poultry, used for frying, roasting, cooking, and enriching foods.

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About Animal Fat

Animal fat is edible fat separated from or rendered out of animal tissues, including fat associated with livestock or poultry. It is used for frying, roasting, sautéing, baking, confit-style cooking, gravies, pastry, and enriching savoury foods. The generic term does not specify one animal source.

Its texture may be liquid, soft, or firm at room temperature depending on the animal source, tissue, and degree of rendering. Flavour may be neutral, distinctly meaty, or roasted, especially when rendered from tissue containing browned solids. It can range from white or cream to yellow.

Animal fat may be rendered and strained into a clear cooking fat, left with browned particles, or separated as a softer raw or minimally processed fat. Preparation changes its clarity, firmness, and flavour. Lard, tallow, schmaltz, and poultry fat are more specific identities and are not automatically interchangeable with the generic term.

Ingredient type
oil

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Where animal fat appears

8 linked foods

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Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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Local names for animal fat

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English

Animal Fat

English

Animal fat or drippings

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English

Animal fat, bacon grease

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Animal Fat nutrition & diet

Animal Fat nutritional value

Animal fat or drippings

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.

Calories
841kcal
Protein
2.2g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
92.2g

Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.

Portions & preparation

Identify whether the entry is rendered, separated, clarified, or unprocessed fat, and whether solids remain. Portion size and cooking method matter because frying, roasting, or enrichment can distribute the fat across an entire recipe. A reference should match the edible fat actually consumed, not discarded drippings.

Compare the right form: Match species, tissue source, and form: rendered, clarified, separated, or unprocessed fat, with solids included or removed.

Diet considerations

Animal fat comes from livestock or poultry when the source is specified, but the catalogue label alone may not identify species. It fits animal-based dietary patterns and conflicts with strictly plant-only patterns. Blended spreads, seasoned fats, or cooked dishes may contain dairy, cereals, oils, or other additions.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
Pescatarian · Not established
The animal source or category needs checking against the pescatarian definition.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Animal fat or drippings ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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