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Beef tallow

Beef tallow is strained rendered beef fat that is firm when cool and melts to a clear liquid for frying or roasting.

Beef tallow — illustrative ingredient image

About Beef tallow

Beef tallow is rendered fat from beef, separated from tissue by heating and commonly strained to remove solids. It is used as a cooking fat for frying, roasting, and other preparations, and may be sold in jars or blocks. Rendering and filtration differ, so products can vary in residual moisture and fine particles.

When cool, tallow is typically pale cream to light yellow and firm; it melts to a clear liquid when heated. Its flavour can be mild or distinctly beefy depending on the source fat and rendering. It is a rendered fat, not raw beef fat or an oil extracted from seeds.

Ingredient type
oil

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Beef tallow nutrition & diet

Beef tallow nutritional value

Fat, beef tallow

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

Calories
902kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
100.0g

Reference values for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, brands and preparation can differ.

Rendering, filtration, and residual moisture or solids can affect comparisons between products. Measurements for tallow should not be equated with those for unrendered beef fat.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • 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 · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Fat, beef tallow ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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