Lard is not bleached go watch some old timer render lard from a hog it's snow white when it cools down it lasts for years in jars in the freezer and when you need some take it out sit it on the counter we leave it on the counter for months until we use it and we put bacon grease in a container and never get rid of it and use it for everything and I have done this for over 30 years including rendering hog lard myself