HEALTHY FAT GUIDE
Healthy Fats Ideal Sourcing Brands & Sites Cooking?
Vital Farms, Organic From 100% Grass-Fed Valley Pasture Butter, Use caution. Butter burns Butter Animals, Humanely Kerrygold Pure Irish easily, so it’s best for Raised Butter finishing only.
4th & Heart, Pure Indian Ghee From 100% Grass-Fed Foods, Fatworks, Ancient Yes, but do not heat above (Clarified Butter) Animals, Humanely Organics, Vital Ghee, Tin the smoke point of 450°. Raised Star
Suet or Tallow From 100% Grass-Fed Fatworks, U.S. Wellness Yes, but do not heat above (Beef Fat) Animals, Humanely Meats, Find a Local the smoke point of 400°. Raised Rancher, or DIY
Lard or Bacon From Organic, Pasture- Fatworks, U.S. Wellness Yes, but do not heat above Grease Raised Pigs Meats, Find a Local the smoke point of 370°. (Pork Fat) Rancher, or DIY
From Ducks Raised Fatworks, Thrive Market, Yes, but do not heat above Duck Fat Outside on Natural Diet U.S. Wellness Meats the smoke point of 375°.
Schmaltz From Organic, Pasture- Yes, but do not heat above (Chicken Fat) Raised Chickens Fatworks, Thrive Market the smoke point of 375°.
Virgin, Organic, Cold- Yes. Unrefined has a Pressed, Non-deodorized, Alpha DME, Nutiva, smoke point of 350°, Coconut Oil Fair Trade, Sold in a Glass Artisana, Tropical while refined has a smoke Jar Traditions, Thrive Market point of 450°.
Virgin, Organic, Cold- Use Caution. Avocado oil Pressed, Non-deodorized, Primal Kitchen, La has a high smoke point Avocado Oil Fair Trade, Sold in a Dark Tourangelle, Thrive (520°) but it can oxidize Glass Jar Market easily.
Virgin, Organic, Cold- Pressed, Non-deodorized, Kasandrinos, Jovial, Use caution. Olive oil Olive Oil Fair Trade, Sold in a Dark Bragg, California Olive oxidizes easily, so it’s best Glass Jar Ranch, Thrive Market for finishing only.
Unhealthy Fats: Avoid these at All Costs!
Hydrogenated & Margarine & Butter Refined Vegetable & Trans Fats Partially Hydrogenated Alternatives Seed Oils Fats
Canola Oil (a.k.a. Rapeseed Oil) Soybean Oil Safflower Oil Sunflower Oil
Shortening Made from Cottonseed Oil Grapeseed Oil Rice Bran Oil Other Oils in this Chart
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