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Are lard (the rendered fat from a pig) and chicken skin saturated fats?

April 26, 2017chicken fat fats lard Pig rendered saturated skin

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Are lard (the rendered fat from a pig) and chicken skin saturated fats?

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Actually, lard and chicken fat are 60 and 70 percent unsaturated, respectively. Like all food fats, lard and chicken fat are a combination of different fatty acids – saturated and unsaturated. Lard and chicken fat are dominantly monounsaturated oleic acid, the dominant fat in olive oil. The experts who warn us about fat have yet to take their first course in lipid biochemistry.