Chicken is a very common ingredient in our daily diet.
Its unique flavor and nutritional value make it an irreplaceable choice for other meats, which is why chicken is very popular among many meat products.
However, how much do you know about it?
Yellow fat in the belly of chicken.
In rural areas, many families buy chicks to raise at home.
During the Spring Festival, the adult roosters and hens are just growing up, and they can enjoy their own chicken.
This becomes especially important during the slaughtering of chickens.
But during the slaughtering process, people will notice a very greasy yellow fat in the belly of some chickens that looks offensive.
When this piece of yellow fat was removed, it was found that the weight of the chicken was significantly reduced.
A lot of people for the first time.
When you see such a substance, you will instinctively think that it is a large piece of fat in the belly of the chicken, and then throw it away or feed it to pet cats and dogs.
This practice is largely influenced by the experience of slaughtering pigs, as when cleaning pig offal, it is common to find large chunks of white fat that are flaky.
This is what people often call "lard".
But when we buy meat, we usually don't see these white fats, and this is because during the slaughtering process, people have already removed it.
The yellow fat in the belly of chickens is actually the same as the white fat in pigs, which is formed by the accumulation of fat.
There is a view that since these are formed by fat accumulation, eating them will inevitably increase the fat content of the body, which is obviously not good for health.
However, there are also those who believe that it is a precious resource that is not seen at every slaughter and should not be wasted lightly.
So, how is the yellow fat in chicken belly formed? Can it be eaten?
About yellow fat.
It is important to understand that not all chickens have yellow fat in the belly, which is a relatively rare phenomenon.
It's easy to understand that if we eat a very rich diet, that excess energy will be stored in the body, and over time fat will be formed.
The yellow fat in the belly of the chicken is also formed in this way.
As a rule, yellow fat is found only in the belly of free-range domestic chickens.
The formation of this fat usually takes more than six months for chickens to grow, and it does not happen overnight.
In addition, the appearance of yellow fat has a lot to do with the diet of chickens.
According to the data, chickens raised by rural families usually eat corn, millet and other grains, which are home-grown and rich in fat.
fat and carotene.
This is also one of the reasons why fat is yellow.
Carotene is a yellow pigment, and free-range chickens will naturally show yellow fat when they eat carotene-rich foods for a long time.
Most of the chicken we usually eat or buy outside is feed chickens or free-range chickens, and most of these chickens are raised on feed.
Considering the huge demand for chicken in our country, at least 8 billion chickens need to be consumed every year, which is still a conservative estimate.
If the family is raised, the chicken ** obviously cannot meet the consumer demand, and then there is a fast-growing "white feather chicken" on the market.
It only takes 45 days for a white-feathered chicken to grow to the size of a slaughter chicken.
It is impossible for these chickens to have yellow fat in their belly, because in order to ensure the best amount, they mainly eat feed, and their nutrition cannot be compared with cereals.
Therefore, there is naturally no yellow fat in the body of the captive feed chickens.
So, are these yellow fats really edible?
Whether it is edible or not.
The answer, of course, is yes.
Yellow fat is not only edible, but also has a high nutritional value!
If a chicken has yellow fat in its belly, it means that it is eating very well.
During the growth process, the chicken ingests a wealth of nutrients, which leads to the accumulation of fat in the body to form yellow fat, so such chicken tastes very delicious.
The nutritional value of this yellow fat is of course also very high.
According to the research data, this piece of yellow chicken fat is rich in nutrients such as fat, protein and vitamins.
We all know that the lard of pigs can be used to refine lard, which has a high oil yield and less oil residue.
The yellow fat in the belly of chickens has a similar use.
We can extract chicken fat from this yellow fat, and whether it is stir-fried or boiled noodles, it has a very unique flavor.
As a result, yellow fats are very nutritious.
Generally speaking, a piece of yellow fat can refine about half a catty of chicken fat.
You may have noticed that sometimes when you eat chicken soup in a restaurant, the soup is yellow and tastes very delicious.
This is almost certainly made from yellow fat.
In fact, traces of yellow fat can also be found in supermarkets.
The chicken juice on the supermarket shelves is boiled with chicken fat, and the content is similar to oil consumption, but ** is several times the fuel consumption.
However, it should be noted that if a chicken is not found to have a large chunk of yellow fat in its belly until long after slaughter, then it is not recommended.