Hydrogenated Lard

This is a good and interesting question.

I found a brand of lard imported from Mexico, that shows the ingredients as:
"vegetable and animal fats" However, I had a bad feeling that it was the
same hydrogenated stuff with improper labeling. The brand is: INCA by
Anderson Clayton

I've read the posts claiming that fully hydrogenated oils should not have
trans fats, but it still strikes me as un-natural, and I guess it might
still have the trace amounts of the nickel catalyst.

May I suggest frying some bacon and saving the bacon grease in the freezer
to use as lard....

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Quoted message said:

I have been looking for some information about lard and I noticed there
was a discussion about lard and hydrogenated lard on this board about a
year back.

The only lard I can find in my area is composed of "lard and
hydrogenated lard". Does anyone know if that creates a trans fat?

I have been trying to find the answer with no luck. I read in one
source that lard was a "flly hydrogenated lipid" and wondered if
hydrogenated lard was something naturally occurring or if they just
ruined the lard by hydrogenating it.

Any help will be appreciated.

One thing can be said about it: it's highly unlikely to be anything but
unhealthy. How unhealthy is it? I'd like to see it used in the
experiments used with refined olive oil to test the potency of herbs
and spices (in terms of antioxidant properties). If there's more free
radical activity, that would mean it's worse than refined olive oil,
which is pretty bad stuff, so they should also use high-quality olive
oil. It would be cheap and easy and repeatable, but what we've got
going on these days is the desire for massive profits by creating a
magic pill that can be patented.

Thanks for the good suggestion Cubit. My Mom always kept a bacon
grease can on the stove and she used it to make a lot of really good
food!

And thx, Montygram, but I am not interested in a bake off with lard vx.
refined olive oil, I'm just looking for a pure lard with no trans fats.

Thx all.

Rick

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Quoted message said:

Rick said:

I have been looking for some information about lard and I noticed there
was a discussion about lard and hydrogenated lard on this board about a
year back.

The only lard I can find in my area is composed of "lard and
hydrogenated lard". Does anyone know if that creates a trans fat?

I have been trying to find the answer with no luck. I read in one
source that lard was a "flly hydrogenated lipid" and wondered if
hydrogenated lard was something naturally occurring or if they just
ruined the lard by hydrogenating it.

Any help will be appreciated.

Quoted message said:

What does it matter? As soon as you use it for cooking, you will have
all the trans fats your little heart desires.

care to elaborate?
lard is rather stable..

MMu said:

Quoted message said:

What does it matter? As soon as you use it for cooking, you will have
all the trans fats your little heart desires.

care to elaborate?
lard is rather stable..

Yup. Unlike Mr. Ban Milk.

rr