3 Comments
User's avatar
⭠ Return to thread
Marie's avatar

It isn't just that the fats are saturated. If I had to guess, the fat being used is the absolute cheapest of its kind, coming from stressed cows raised in confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), their fat containing significant levels of hormones, antibiotics, herbicides and pesticides. Plants have lower concentrations than the animals who consume them. Toxin levels in tissue always rise as one moves up the food chain, because rates of intake by the are higher than rates of elimination.. And levels of most toxins are highest in fat.

Expand full comment
Mike Lew's avatar

I've been to hog CAFO's. Unpleasant is a vast understatement. I never considered the quality of the rendered fat. Excellent point!

Expand full comment
NLTownie's avatar

Once you know how horrific the conditions are for animals raised commercially for food, it’s difficult to eat commercially-raised meat. You can’t get those brutal images out of your head.

Expand full comment