Meat
Fat
Horse fat renders into a soft, pale cooking fat historically used in steppe and some European kitchens for frying and pastry enrichment. It is less common commercially than beef tallow or lard, but when available it bastes lean horse roasts and softens dried-meat dishes. Render gently, strain solids, and keep cool against rancidity. Fresh fat should smell mild and sweet; any sour note means discard. Use sparingly at first—its flavour is distinctive and can dominate delicate dishes.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 99 g
- Saturated Fat 34.7 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 39.6 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 24.8 g
- Cholesterol 87 mg
- Sodium 59 mg
- Salt 0.16 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
- Energy 892 kcal
- Water 0.3 g
- Protein 0.2 g
- Fat 99 g
- Saturated Fat 34.7 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 39.6 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 24.8 g
- Omega-3 3.71 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 36 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.19 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 5.26 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.57 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.37 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 7.3 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.27 mg
- Vitamin K 1.3 µg
- Minerals 337 mg
- Major Minerals 335 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.16 g
- Cholesterol 87 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.19 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 5.26 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.57 · vitamin-b6: 0.37 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 7.3 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.27 · vitamin-k: 1.3 ·
Minerals
Rendered or depot fat is nearly pure lipid energy with negligible carbohydrate.
History
Mongolian kitchens rendered horse fat as a winter cooking energy source.
French chevaline shops sold horse fat for household frying in lean times.
Specialty charcutiers experimented with horse fat in regional sausages.