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Suet

Suet is firm animal fat, commonly used to enrich puddings, pastries, and savory mixtures.

Suet — illustrative ingredient image

About Suet

Suet is firm animal fat found around the kidneys and loins of certain butchered animals, especially cattle or sheep. It is used in steamed or boiled puddings, pastry, dumpling mixtures, mincemeat, and savoury forcemeat or stuffing.

Suet is relatively hard, pale, dense, and crumbly when chilled, with a rich fat flavour that is not further specified here. When heated, it becomes melting and lubricating; chopped, grated, or shredded pieces disperse through mixtures and can produce a rich texture.

It is commonly sold raw, finely shredded, grated, or in other commercially prepared forms. Preparation changes its form from firm and crumbly to melting and dispersed. Rendered suet is a separate cooking fat and should not automatically be treated as the same ingredient.

Ingredient type
derived ingredient

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English

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Suet nutrition & diet

Suet nutritional value

Reference: Suet, block

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
880kcal
Protein
0.9g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
99.0g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Establish the animal source and whether suet is raw, rendered, shredded, chopped, or incorporated into a product. Trim connective tissue and non-edible material according to the reference. Distinguish plain suet from pastry, pudding, mincemeat, dumplings, or savory mixtures containing flour and seasonings.

Compare the right form: Match references to identified raw or rendered firm animal fat, with species, trimming, physical form, and edible portion specified.

Diet considerations

Suet is animal-derived firm fat, but the species and processing should be confirmed. Compatibility changes when it is used in puddings, pastry, dumplings, or savory mixtures containing flour, dairy, eggs, meat, or stock. Cereal-based preparations add grain ingredients, and the carbohydrate pattern depends on the surrounding recipe and portion.

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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: New Zealand FOODfiles 2024 — J17 ↗. 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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