Tallow

For centuries tallow was essential to soap and candle making. Not until the late 20th century was fat from ruminants considered as a feed ingredient. Before then, it was much too rare and valuable.

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Greg Aldrich, Ph.D.
May 15, 2007

For centuries tallow was essential to soap and candle making. Not until the late 20th century was fat from ruminants considered as a feed ingredient. Before then, it was much too rare and valuable. Now there is a surplus of tallow due to increased demand for ruminant meats, development of a sophisticated rendering infrastructure and an increased volume of competing vegetable fats and oils.

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