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Pork lard

Pork lard is rendered pork fat used for frying, baking, and enriching savory dishes.

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About Pork lard

Pork lard is fat rendered from pig tissue, usually by heating fatty trimmings or internal fat until liquid fat separates from solids. After straining and cooling, it is used for frying, sautéing, baking, pastry, confit-style cooking, and enriching savoury dishes. It is valued as a cooking fat rather than as a meat cut.

When cool, lard is generally smooth, solid, and spreadable, becoming liquid when heated. Its flavour ranges from fairly neutral to distinctly porky, depending on the fat source, rendering temperature, and whether browned solids remain. Lard containing cracklings has more texture and a stronger roasted flavour.

It may be sold fresh, rendered, strained, or packaged. Rendering changes solid fatty tissue into liquid fat, while straining removes particles and produces a smoother product. Lard commonly appears white to pale cream; a warmer rendering process or retained browned solids can give it a deeper colour.

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Pork lard nutrition & diet

Pork 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

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Specify whether the product is rendered lard, clarified lard, or a cooking preparation containing other fats. Use the actual edible amount added to frying, baking, pastry, or savory dishes. Processing, filtration, flavoring, and reuse can make apparently similar lard products unsuitable as interchangeable references.

Compare the right form: Match references to rendered pork fat in the same state, distinguishing plain, clarified, hydrogenated, flavored, or blended products and their edible use.

Diet considerations

Lard is animal-derived pork fat. Plain lard differs from blends containing vegetable oils, emulsifiers, flavorings, or other animal fats. It generally contributes no cereal ingredient unless incorporated into baked or breaded foods; those finished foods may have a different carbohydrate pattern and compatibility than the fat alone.

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.

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