Fat

Poultry

Fat

Chicken fat, rendered as schmaltz, is a savoury cooking fat with high flavour payoff for onions, potatoes, and pastry. Soft fat trimmings render gently until cracklings form. Strain and refrigerate rendered fat; use like other animal fats for frying and roasting. Cracklings season greens or bread.

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Unit

Cuts & parts

Characteristics

Preparations

ConfitPastryRenderedRoasted

Traits

BastingFlavour CarrierRenderingRichSavoury

Nutrition and pairings

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 892

Amount per 100 g

  • Total Fat 99 g
  • Saturated Fat 34.7 g
  • Trans Fat 0.1 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 39.6 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 24.8 g
  • Cholesterol 107 mg
  • Sodium 74.1 mg
  • Salt 0.15 g
  • Total Carbohydrate 0 g
  • Dietary Fibre 0 g
  • Total Sugars 0 g
  • Complex / starch 0 g
  • Protein 0.2 g
  • Water 0.3 g
Detailed nutrients

Rendered or depot fat is nearly pure lipid energy with negligible carbohydrate.

History

Industrial poultry packing standardised named chicken parts for retail.

Boneless convenience cuts expanded home and food-service use.

Heritage and free-range birds renewed interest in bone-in flavourful joints.

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