I think there's simple mixup here.The stearic acid used in supplements  is in a highly toxic processed form, made at high temperatures and hydrogenated etc., whereas the stearic acid in unprocessed meats is fine.

 

Geoff







 
> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:24:28 -0400
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> Subject: Re: Pemmican_again:Re: To Lynnet
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> > Lynnet Bannion wrote:
> > However, moving gradually onto it was
> >> a piece of cake, oops, make that pemmican, for me.
> >
> > What kind of fat do you use?
> >
> > I ask because I have been using beef fat from around the kidneys, and
> > the resulting pemmican tastes like candle wax & sawdust.
> > Then I read this: http://tiny.cc/XIofv which makes me wonder as I've
> > been told here that kidney fat is high in stearic acid.
> >
> > William
> 
> Kidney fat is indeed high in stearic acid. That's the whole point. 
> Stearic acid is quite hard at room temperatures, and extremely resistant
> to oxidation. This is why it's perfect for pemmican, since the whole
> point of pemmican was to be able to create a form of meat that could be
> stored on long voyages without danger of spoiling. The use of kidney fat
> yields fat high enough in stearic acid to allow the pemmican to cool into
> firm cakes. Use of other fat would result in softer pemmican that would
> also spoil more easily. Kidney fat is about 52% saturated. A little over
> half of that is stearic acid--about 28% of total fat. For candles and
> soaps, stearic acid is concentrated to almost 100%, but in actual animal
> fat, that 28% is about as high as you'll find. Note that kidney fat is
> about 32% monounsaturated. Those numbers may be a few points low, because
> I looked up "suet", which also has a small amount of water and a very
> small amount of protein.
> 
> Magnesium stearate is a salt made with stearic acid/
> 
> The web site you linked has this to say: "Stearic Acid is not just another
> unhealthy or non-working supplement. It is a dangerous, potentially toxic
> combination of hydrogenated oils infiltrating your body without your
> knowledge, building up over time and breaking down the efforts you are
> making to maintain your health. It kills your cells!"
> 
> This is crazy. Stearic acid is not a combination of hydrogenated oils. 
> It is a single saturated (naturally hydrogenated, if you will) fatty acid.
> It is also a structural fat, i.e., its hardness makes it useful to
> protect the kidneys against shock from impact. It's digested more slowly
> than most other fatty acids, but it's still digested.
> 
> If you don't like it, by all means don't eat it. But don't suggest that
> kidney fat is unsuitable for pemmican because it's high in stearic acid,
> when it's precisely the stearic acid that made it suitable.
> 
> Todd Moody

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