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Boiling bones for marrow and calcium - skim oil or eat it?
I'm boiling large "knuckle" bones to extract calcium, marrow and other goodies. Planning on making a soup stock. There is a thick layer of yellow oil on top, do I skim and discard it or keep it? Is this bad fat or is it good stuff? I notice that this oil hardens at room temperature.
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- WildgrlLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
The fat is saturated fat. Skim it off.
Your making soup stock -- that's all.
Boiling bones will not extract calcium. Calcium is part of a bones composition. There is little to no value (or flavor) in digesting (eating) bone marrow. Bones in soup stock extracts fats (flavor). But that's all.