Beef Tallow is Back, your grandma knew what she was doing

Beef tallow is making a comeback, and I am left wondering why we left it in the first place.  Oh right, seed oils and Big Food came into play. Beef Tallow is rendered from beef fat, tallow is a natural cooking fat packed with fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K. This can support everything from immune health to skin and hormone function. Unlike many highly processed vegetable oils, beef tallow is minimally processed and remains stable at high cooking temperatures. This means it’s less likely to oxidize and create harmful compounds when frying or roasting. It also contains healthy fats, including conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and stearic acid. CLA and Stearic Acid have been associated with metabolic and heart health benefits in some studies. Many people prefer beef tallow because it comes from a whole-food source rather than industrially refined oils loaded with additives and chemicals. Grass-fed beef tallow can offer an even better nutrient profile, including higher omega-3 content and antioxidants. For those seeking a more traditional, less processed approach to eating, beef tallow is becoming a popular alternative that blends old-school cooking wisdom with modern wellness trends.
Cooking with Beef Tallow is not only for health it is for flavor! Beyond health benefits, tallow adds rich flavor and crisp texture to foods naturally. If you are wondering what to cook with it, try everything from roasted vegetables to golden fries. I just experienced the beef tallow french fries and I am now an official French Fry snob. The flavor was so light, yet enhanced. I was so confused why I did not have the gut ache or heavy tummy after… and then I got it. Seed oils are NOT what grandma wanted in her potatoes. If you want to taste a potato the way it was intended, then you have to try it.
PS it is being used for skin care too! Beef Tallow no longer is just showing up as one of the health trends for our cooking oil (well let’s face it, it was there a long time ago and then deleted from our diets without our permission), it is also a popular ingredient in skincare and beauty products. Because it’s fatty acid profile closely resembles the natural oils found in human skin, many people find that tallow based moisturizers help deeply hydrate without the long list of synthetic ingredients found in many commercial lotions. The rich nutrients in Beef Tallow could help support skin elasticity, soothe dryness, and strengthen the skin barrier.  In an effort to continue to move towards a cleaner , more traditional product selection; beef tallow is carving out a place in both wellness and skincare routines.

It’s not just healthy to eat, look for this in your skin products!