Brown Grease
Brown Grease
Brown Grease is a commodity produced in the United States, as well as other countries with established Rendering Industries, that is produced by a recognized rendering process and is typically comprised of used cooking oil and often contains rendered low quality animal fats such as tallow, poultry or lard with higher Free Fatty Acids than a yellow grease which has a maximum of 15% Free Fatty Acid specification. Generally brown grease must meet the following specification: FFA minimum 16% and MIU 2%, often with 1% max water.