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Lard

Lard is rendered pork fat used for frying, roasting, baking, and enriching savory dishes.

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About Lard

Rendered pork fat is cooking fat separated from pork tissue by heating, then strained or clarified to remove most solid residue. It is used for frying, sautéing, roasting, confit, pastry, biscuits, and adding savory richness to vegetables, beans, potatoes, and other dishes.

When cool, it is usually white to cream-colored, smooth, and firm or waxy; when warmed, it becomes clear and pourable. Flavor ranges from nearly neutral to distinctly pork-like. Leaf lard, made from fat around the kidneys, is often especially clean-tasting and fine-textured, while other pork fat may retain a fuller character.

It may be slowly rendered from chopped fat or trimmings, then strained once for a more rustic product or filtered further for a cleaner one. Cooling makes it spreadable or solid, while heat liquefies it. Residual cracklings, moisture, and browned particles affect color, aroma, and texture.

Ingredient type
oil

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Lard nutrition & diet

Lard nutritional value

Lard

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

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

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to clarified rendered pork fat rather than pork tissue, drippings with broth, or a blended shortening. Consider whether cracklings or sediment remain and whether the fat is used alone, incorporated into dough, or combined with other cooking ingredients.

Compare the right form: Use a reference for rendered, clarified pork fat, specifying whether solids remain and excluding mixed shortenings or meat drippings.

Diet considerations

Rendered pork fat is animal-derived and specifically comes from pork, so pork-related dietary restrictions affect compatibility. Plain fat contains no cereal ingredient by identity, but pastries, coatings, and prepared dishes may add wheat or other cereals and shift carbohydrate patterns through the complete serving.

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
    Typically incompatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Typically incompatible
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 · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Halal · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient.
Kosher · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient.

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 — Lard ↗. 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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