Benefits of lard:

1. Lard is high in cholesterol and is suitable for use with vegetables containing phytosterols. It can reduce the absorption of cholesterol, vegetables are light and tasteless, and you can cook more flavorful vegetarian dishes with lard. Because lard can "benefit the stomach and intestines, through the urine, blood, blood".

3, often eat vegetable oil in high temperature cooking food, vegetable oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, is conducive to the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

The bad thing about lard:

Three high people should be cautious of lard frying, from the point of view of nutritional catering, lard will not only cause the accumulation of saturated fatty acids, but also increase the intake of cholesterol.

Extended information:

Lard notes:

1, lard should not be used for cold and fried food. Foods flavored with it should be eaten while hot, and when cooled, it will have a kind of oily smell, affecting people's appetite;

2. In summer, due to high temperatures, the refined lard is difficult to solidify. Can be refined in the oil, end away from the fire, depending on the oil temperature drops to about 80 degrees, add sugar and stir. Sugar and oil ratio can be 1:15, oil added sugar poured into the porcelain jar, immersed in cold water can solidify, and is not easy to taste;

3, lard storage time should not be too long, especially in the high temperature of the summer is very susceptible to contact with the air and oxidation, resulting in rancidity and deterioration. Acid deterioration of lard will produce "haram flavor", should not be eaten.

Reference:

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