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A kind of fat · also called rendered pork fat, pig fat
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Lard is rendered pig fat that weighs about 7.7 ounces (218 grams) per US cup.
Lard is a semi-solid cooking fat made by rendering the fatty tissue of pigs. It has a density of about 0.77 pounds per US pint (0.92 grams per milliliter), so one US cup weighs approximately 7.7 ounces (218 grams). Like vegetable shortening and beef tallow, lard is lighter than water and will float. Because pure fats are less dense than water, a pound of lard takes up about 8 percent more volume than a pound of water.
From Wikipedia
Lard is a semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of a pig. It is distinguished from tallow, a similar product derived from fat of cattle or sheep.
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One cup weighs
7.68 oz (218 g)
Quick answer
One US cup of lard weighs about 7.7 ounces (218 grams). That makes it slightly lighter than a cup of water, which weighs about 8.3 ounces (237 grams).
Typical figures, the same ones every comparison on the site uses; real ones vary.
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