Tallow
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006253
The fat rendered from the adipose tissue of cattle and sheep used in candlemaking, soap manufacture, etc. Grades are based on hardness, moisture, insolubles, titer, clarity and free fatty acid content.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006253 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry |
| Synonyms | beef tallow |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Animal fats and oils; Animal byproducts; Rendering; Yellow grease; Suet |
| Translations | Spanish: sebo |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006253",
"term": "Tallow",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The fat rendered from the adipose tissue of cattle and sheep used in candlemaking, soap manufacture, etc. Grades are based on hardness, moisture, insolubles, titer, clarity and free fatty acid content.",
"synonyms": [
"beef tallow"
],
"subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
"see_also": [
"animal fats and oils",
"animal byproducts",
"rendering",
"yellow grease",
"suet"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "sebo"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tallow/"
}
Record 6,156 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.