Het - Het

Japanese: ヘット - へっと

A fat obtained by leaching from the fat tissue of cattle. In English, it is called beef tallow, but tallow is a corrupted form of fat. Melting point: 35-50°C. Iodine value: 35-60. Unsaponifiable matter: approx. 0.3%. Contains cholesterol. The main fatty acid is oleic acid, with a content of 40-50%. Other fatty acids include palmitic acid 25-30%, stearic acid 15-30%, myristic acid 2-8%, and linoleic acid 2-5%. It is used as an edible fat, but its importance is less than that of lard (pork fat). Because beef contains 50-60% saturated fatty acids, eating a lot of beef increases plasma cholesterol, and because beef also contains a large amount of oleic acid, grilling beef can produce hydroperoxides (lipid peroxides), so eating a lot of grilled meat can easily lead to the development of atherosclerosis, which is particularly related to the heart. Various types of beef tallow that are not edible are produced for use in soap manufacturing, etc. Beef tallow stearin and beef tallow oil (oleoil) are obtained by pressing beef tallow. Beef tallow oil is used as a special lubricant.

[Kazuo Fukuzumi]

edible

Edible hemp, especially those made from kidneys, are considered high quality. Hemp is mostly used for commercial purposes as an ingredient in frying oil, margarine, shortening, curry roux, etc. It has a higher melting point than lard and does not melt easily in the mouth. It is solid at room temperature, so it is used in hot dishes.

[Tomomi Kono and Yonago Yamaguchi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ウシの脂肪組織から溶出法で得る脂肪。英語ではbeef tallow（牛脂）というが、ヘットはfat（脂肪）のなまった語である。融点35～50℃。ヨウ素価35～60。不けん化物約0.3％。コレステロールを含む。主要成分脂肪酸はオレイン酸で含有量は40～50％。そのほかパルミチン酸25～30％、ステアリン酸15～30％、ミリスチン酸2～8％、リノール酸2～5％を含む。食用脂として用いられるが、その重要性はラード（豚脂）に比し小である。50～60％の飽和脂肪酸を含むから、牛肉の多食は血漿(けっしょう)中コレステロールの増量をきたし、またオレイン酸を多量に含有しているので、牛肉の焼き処理によりオレイン酸からヒドロペルオキシド（過酸化脂質）を生成しうるために、焼き肉の多食はとくに心臓関係のアテローム性動脈硬化症発生につながりやすい。食用に供しない種々の牛脂がせっけん製造などに用いるため生産される。牛脂を圧搾すれば、牛脂ステアリンと牛脂油（オレオオイル）とを得る。牛脂油は特殊潤滑油として使用される。

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