Lard with its unusual chemical composition remains one of those long lost gems in a healthy balanced diet. In a time before overweight fast food and plant based oil issues took over, it was the supreme cooking oil. Its now returned to its rightful place and recognized as the versatile kingpin of cooking oils. With 50% pure Monounsaturated fat, recognized as good for us - lowering levels of bad cholesterol. One of the reasons lard is a truly heart healthy fat.

The key is pure lards monounsaturated fats oleic acid. A much lauded ingredient also found in premium olive oil. Pure lard contains no trans fats and it has a very high smoke point making it the ideal frying oil. It doesn’t break down and oxidize under high heat cooking like many other cooking oils so no free radicals are released in the cooking process (the reason you can’t high temperature cook with olive oil).

Frying without the food absorbing so much of the oil and feeling greasy is also a godsend. And it’s from pastured free range organic animals. Guaranteeing a super energy dense food high in omega 3.

Yes Pure lard is perfect for a healthy diet but it’s hard to find. And yes, Pure pastured organic lard is almost impossible to find.

But not at Wanaprasta. We still make pure omega 3 rich lard in the classical way. Offering exceptional quality pure lard to age old connoisseurs of fine cooking.

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