comparing bacon grease to vegetable oil
evelynfitzpatrick520
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I looked up bacon grease and various types of oil in the database and I found the following:
Bacon grease 4g fat 39 calories
Olive oil 14g fat 120 calories
Canola oil 14g fat 120 calories
Corn oil 14g fat 120 calories
Lard 13g fat 115 calories
My question is why is bacon grease lower in fat and calories than vegetable oils or lard?
Bacon grease 4g fat 39 calories
Olive oil 14g fat 120 calories
Canola oil 14g fat 120 calories
Corn oil 14g fat 120 calories
Lard 13g fat 115 calories
My question is why is bacon grease lower in fat and calories than vegetable oils or lard?
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the bacon fat weighs 4g vs. the rest are 14g0
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You're basically comparing one teaspoon of bacon grease to three teaspoons of the other fats.0
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It almost seems like you compared 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon.
takes 3 teaspoons to make 1 table spoon.0 -
You are confused regardign what the database entries are. It shows calories per weight. If you eat 10 grams of bacon grease, it will be 10*39/4 calories = roighly 100. If you eat 10 grams of olive oil, it will be 10*120/14 = 85 calories.0
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Well yeah, anytime you compare similar items with completely different weights the one you're having less of will probably be less calories.0
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queenliz99 wrote: »the bacon fat weighs 4g vs. the rest are 14g
yea this... u need to have equal measurements to compare.
thats like comparing 4 chips to 14 chips.0 -
I assume the weight you're quoting is of the weight of the fat content as opposed to the overall weight of the grease.
This is because that entry is assuming the bacon grease is mostly water.0 -
evelynfitzpatrick520 wrote: »I looked up bacon grease and various types of oil in the database and I found the following:
Bacon grease 4g fat 39 calories
Olive oil 14g fat 120 calories
Canola oil 14g fat 120 calories
Corn oil 14g fat 120 calories
Lard 13g fat 115 calories
My question is why is bacon grease lower in fat and calories than vegetable oils or lard?
Multiple 39 calories by 3.6 and you get 140.4
Therefore 14.4 grams of bacon grease equals 140.4 calories ~ very close to the other oils/fats.0 -
Stay away from the canola oil and corn oil. The rest is ok.0
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FunkyTobias wrote: »
Something about gmo, environmental impact, government in bed with big corn and yadda yadda yadda. Who knows anymore.0 -
FunkyTobias wrote: »
According to the meal plan my doctor put me on, they are "toxic". As a scientist I take this with a grain of salt...0 -
evelynfitzpatrick520 wrote: »I looked up bacon grease and various types of oil in the database and I found the following:
Bacon grease 4g fat 39 calories
Olive oil 14g fat 120 calories
Canola oil 14g fat 120 calories
Corn oil 14g fat 120 calories
Lard 13g fat 115 calories
My question is why is bacon grease lower in fat and calories than vegetable oils or lard?
Multiple 39 calories by 3.6 and you get 140.4
Therefore 14.4 grams of bacon grease equals 140.4 calories ~ very close to the other oils/fats.
Sure? I'm wondering if maybe it's light bacon?☺0 -
PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »FunkyTobias wrote: »
Something about gmo, environmental impact, government in bed with big corn and yadda yadda yadda. Who knows anymore.
They're trying to steal our precious bodily fluids.0 -
markrgeary1 wrote: »evelynfitzpatrick520 wrote: »I looked up bacon grease and various types of oil in the database and I found the following:
Bacon grease 4g fat 39 calories
Olive oil 14g fat 120 calories
Canola oil 14g fat 120 calories
Corn oil 14g fat 120 calories
Lard 13g fat 115 calories
My question is why is bacon grease lower in fat and calories than vegetable oils or lard?
Multiple 39 calories by 3.6 and you get 140.4
Therefore 14.4 grams of bacon grease equals 140.4 calories ~ very close to the other oils/fats.
Sure? I'm wondering if maybe it's light bacon?☺
It is possible. Not as much oil.0 -
FunkyTobias wrote: »
According to the meal plan my doctor put me on, they are "toxic". As a scientist I take this with a grain of salt...
Are you sure this doc is an actual MD or DO? Sounds like naturopathic "doctor" nonsense. Time for a new physician, if they're talking about toxins...0
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