tallow

He has lauded food companies for using beef tallow.

One reason is the perceived naturalness of foods from cows, including collagen and beef tallow.

In the United States, the most commonly sold seed oil is soybean oil, which is actually healthier than beef tallow when it comes to overall heart risk, Vasagar said.

Beef tallow is balmy in consistency and similar in texture to softened butter or lard.

Beef tallow and butter cost more than canola oil, and deep-frying a turkey requires pricey equipment and space — like that now-burned mansion — that is often not available to working-class people.