On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, siobhan wrote:

>   ** Here are my reasons for staying away from pork:
>
>   1) High levels of palmitic acid (16:0) and stearic acid (18:0);

I understand about palmitic acid, but what is your objection to
stearic?  If stearic acid is a problem this would also be an
objection to any pemmican made from kidney suet, since this fat
tends to be quite high in stearic acid.

Todd Moody
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