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a·deps

, gen.

a·di·pis

a·di·pes

(ad'eps, ad'i-pis, -pēz),

1. Denoting fat or adipose tissue.
See also: adeps lanae.

2. The rendered fat of swine, lard, used in the preparation of ointments.
See also: adeps lanae. Synonym(s): lard

[L. lard, fat]

lard

(lahrd) purified internal fat of the abdomen of the hog.

lard

[L. lardum, fat]

Purified fat from the hog. The sole nutrient is fat; a 100-g portion contains 902 kcal.

benzoinated lard

Lard containing 1% benzoin, used as a vehicle for certain types of topically applied medicines.

lard

commercially retrieved pig fat.

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In modern commercial mince pies, animal suet is usually replaced by hard fats prepared by hardening vegetable oils with hydrogen.

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According to Kerry Americas, Beloit, WI, these include: blending fully hydrogenated hard fats having no trans fat with unhydrogenated oils; using inter-esterification (molecular rearrangement) of un-hydrogenated oils with high saturated fat base oils; using more stable vegetable oils derived through traditional plant breeding or biotechnological methods; using gelling or texture building agents; increasing the use of antioxidants to increase oil stability; blending more stable vegetable oils with partially hydrogenated fats to lower trans fat while keeping saturates low; or a combination of some or all of these approaches.

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Finally, hydrogenated vegetable oils, which have been artificially hardened for margarines and shortenings, don't raise cholesterol as much as naturally hard fats.

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Too much meat, hard fats and sugars and the chemicals and pesticides in every-day food are also a strain on the liver.