Posted on 03/01/2018 11:37:46 AM PST by nickcarraway
The words 'pork fat' and 'nutritious' don't quite go together, but that may soon change, given a surprising finding by scientists which was first published in 2015 but went viral only recently.
According to a BBC report in January, researchers who analysed more than 1,000 raw foods found that lard is among the top 10 foods which provide the best balance of a person's daily nutritional requirements.
Pork fat was ranked 8th in a list of 100 foods, with a nutritional score of 74 - the higher the number, the more likely it will meet your daily nutritional needs.
It is listed as containing "a good source of B vitamins and minerals" as well as being "more unsaturated and healthier than lamb or beef fat".
Here are the top 10 most nutritious foods and their nutritional scores, according to the study:
1. Almonds, 97 2. Cherimoya (a type of fruit), 96 3. Ocean perch (a deep-water fish), 89 4. Flatfish, 88 5. Chia seeds, 85 6. Pumpkin seeds, 84 7. Swiss chard, 78 8. Pork fat, 73 9. Beet greens, 70 10. Snapper, 69
In addition, pork fat contains oleic acid with 60% monounsaturated fat. Monounsaturated oleic acid has been found to be good for the heart, arteries and skin, and also helps to regulate hormones. As a comparison, butter contains 45% monounsaturated fat.
But as with many things, moderation is key.
Excessive consumption of fat can lead to obesity, according to a Singapore-based nutritionist interviewed by the Chinese daily.
"As long as it's pure and unprocessed, it can be beneficial for the body," said the nutritionist. But she recommends not consuming more than six spoonfuls a day, and stresses the importance of a balanced diet: "For example, meat is a better source of Vitamin B than fat, and essential omega-3 fatty acids are obtained from other foods."
Still, it's good news for the rest of us who can tuck into our favourite roast pork or kou rou bao (pork belly bun) with just a little less guilt.
I think McDonalds used beef fat for their fries. It’s good stuff also.
but that same 95% of doctors also think that statins are God’s gift to humanity and the fact that 2/3’s of the people using them wind up with side effects,
In the Medical Profession we call this Job Security!
? look it up: Origin of butter
Butter’s origins go back about 10,000 years to the time when our ancestors first began domesticating animals. Today, butter in its many flavorful forms is the world’s most popular fat.
I am in Australia. As well as being here on business, I am helping care for my friend’s 100 year old father, Roy.
Roy insists on bacon and eggs and fried onions for his breakfast, every morning. He says it is part of the reason for his longevity.
Only anecdotal, of course, and Roy is also careful about how much he eats (only two eggs and a couple of slices of bacon).
Bacon is in a food group all its own!
What a stellar food.
When I was a young an old gold minor told me your body tells you what to eat. If you have a craving it means your body wants it. He was right.
“Oh, my wife will be happy to know that I should be eating more snapper.”
I think you just won the Internet for today.
It may not be prosciutto, but we save our bacon grease. A little here a little there, making EVERYTHING a little better. Favorite is to add some to green beans as they saute. What a difference a pig makes.
Such a shame the USFDA aspired to making our pork leaner, taking the ‘zest’ from a good cut of meat.
Hot and spicy pork rinds! Now we’re talking!
Pork rinds and beer - Breakfast of Champions.
Your dog will get pancreatitis. Count on it
This recent heart bypass patient is treading cautiously here on the pork fat issue. . . not fun having your sternum sawed in half and cranked open.
Pancreatitis is deadly and expensive and brings the need for low fat foods, not so easy to find, for the rest of life.
If you haz bakon fat you kan haz gravy any timez!
There is now something NEW to replace the statin. The name of the drug is unknown, but the dose is a shot/injection every two weeks. When done you will NEVER need worry about your high cholesterol count again. The cost is astronomical.
Something in the neighborhood of THOUSANDS. NOT that there are no side effects. This new found miracle has those as well. An expensive method to control eating habits.
Never gonna happen, McD's was cowed by a lawsuit filed by a Hindi over the beef lard in their shortening and the cries of healthy food by do gooders and they threw everyone else in the McDumpster to pander to them!
I mean just how big a segment of their sales came from Hindus? And every time they pander to food nazis their sales fall.
They should just write of the sales to supposed vegetarians, Hindu and Sikh, put the beef tallow shortening back in the stores with full disclaimer and I bet sales would actually go up.
Maybe for a long time butter was the only form of dairy that adults could enjoy without lactose intolerance.
There is a whole theory of weight control, or non-control more precisely that’s built around that thesis. What you crave is what you want and the more you don’t have it the more you want it. If you substitute something else for what you really want you may overeat the substitute and not be satisfied because it’s not what you’re craving.
Me, I’m craving Brawndo. The Plants Know.
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