Made from the fat surronding a pigs stomach, lard is most definitely a Primal fat. When it comes to heating lard, a smoke point of 188 celsius is advised. Lard also contains about one third as much cholesterol as butter - which isn't bad for us! Our bodies need fat to absord the fat-soluble vitamins, D, E, A and K. 1 tablespoon of lard also contains 1,000 IU's of vitamin D.
A rich source of: vitamin D, vitamin A , vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2.
Lard
| Energy (kcal) | 891 |
| Energy (kJ) | 3663 |
| Water (g) | 1 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 0 |
| Glucose (g) | 0 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 0 |
| Sucrose (g) | 0 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 0 |
| Protein % of calories | 0 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 0 |
| Carb % of calories | 0 |
| Fat (g) | 99 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 11.1 |
| Fat % of calories | 100 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 40.3 |
| Omega 3 /100g | 0.5 |
| Omega 6 /100g | 9.2 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 43.4 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 10 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 3 |
| Potassium (mg) | 94 |
| Calcium (mg) | 9 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 8 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 11 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.1 |
| Copper (mg) | 0 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.1 |
| Chloride (mg) | 8 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0.1 |
| Selenium (µg) | 0 |
| Iodine (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.6 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 0 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 0.6 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0 |
| Folate (µg) | 1 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0 |
| Biotin (µg) | 3 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 0 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | 0 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 93 |
| Retinol (µg) | 20 |
| Carotene (µg) | 8 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 21 |