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Definition of Edible fat

1. Noun. Oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Edible Fat

Literary usage of Edible fat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Shea butter plays a very important part in the economy of the natives as an edible fat, and also os a burning oil, and for cosmetic purposes. ..."

2. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats, and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1904)
"Although the determination of the amount of free fatty acids should not be omitted, yet the valuation of an edible fat cannot be based on the amount of the ..."

3. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1917)
"It appears as an edible fat under various names, such as "vegetable butter ... Palm oil has rather a pleasant taste and is regarded as an edible fat of high ..."

4. Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry for the Year by United States Bureau of Animal Industry (1913)
"Finally there are two combinations which include the edible fats, namely, the total edible meat and edible fat; and the total dressed meat with extra- ..."

5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Endeavours have also been made to convert the fat into an edible fat. ... seed oil is largely used as an edible fat under the name ' Dolia oil,' and as a ..."

6. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1909)
"Allowing 200 pounds of edible fat to each person per annum, he showed that this would keep in meat ..."

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