Lard is pork fat melted down and strained, used for frying, roasting and flaky pastry, and traditional in Eastern European, Mexican and Southern US cooking. A 10 g serving, a little less than a tablespoon, has about 90 kcal and 10 g of fat: about 4.5 g monounsaturated, 3.9 g saturated and 1.1 g polyunsaturated. It has less saturated fat than butter or coconut oil but more than vegetable oils, and no protein or carbohydrate.