Animal fats are 33% saturated — the same structural tier as tropical oils. Blood-lipid meta-analyses show they raise LDL whether the source is pork or palm; the fatty acid profile drives the response, not the origin label. Calibr8 tracks saturated fat per gram.
How should I track Duck fat?
With calorie-dense foods like Duck fat, a kitchen scale is your best friend. Research shows that portion estimation errors reach 50–200% for fats and oils (Almiron-Roig et al., Appetite 2013) — even a tablespoon off can mean 40–120 extra calories. Weigh on a scale rather than eyeballing — this applies to both liquid oils and solid fats like butter. If you use cooking sprays, note that "0 calorie" labels are per fraction-of-a-second spray — a realistic burst is closer to 5–10 calories, and multiple sprays add up.