name: Lard
flavor_db_name_variants: lard
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Lard
id: 681
name_scientific: null
description: Lard is pig fat in both its rendered and unrendered forms. Lard was commonly used in many cuisines as a cooking fat or shortening, or as a spread similar to butter. Its use in contemporary cuisine has diminished; however, many contemporary cooks and bakers favor it over other fats for select uses. The culinary qualities of lard vary somewhat depending on the part of the pig from which the fat was taken and how the lard was processed.
itis_id: null
wikipedia_id: Lard
picture_file_name: 703.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 69349
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:28:57.000Z
legacy_id: null
food_group: Fats and oils
food_subgroup: Animal fats
food_type: Type 2
created_at: 2011-12-12T18:17:07.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:30.000Z
creator_id: 2
updater_id: 2
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: null
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00681