# RFK Jr favours beef tallow over seed oils, but what is it? | The Independent

> Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted beef tallow as a healthier alternative to seed oils, and restaurant chains have begun switching to it. The US beef tallow market was estimated at $480 million in 2023 and is expected to keep expanding.

- Date: 2025-02-14 · published 2025-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26169-rfk-jr-favours-beef-tallow-over-seed-oils-but-what-is-it-the-independent
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Growing demand for tallow in food and biodiesel could draw rendered fat away from feed and fuel channels, tightening supply for animal fats and modestly supporting prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral

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## Sources

- independent.co.uk: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/beef-tallow-rfk-jr-donald-trump-seed-oils-nutrition-b2698213.html

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