Head-to-head

Canola Oil vs Lard

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1240NaOH SAP B 0.1380A / B = 0.1240 / 0.1380

0.8986

Multiply your lye amount by 0.8986 when swapping Canola Oil for Lard.

Inverse 1.1129 when swapping Lard for Canola Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Canola Oil
62.00 g NaOH
500 g Lard
69.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
69.00 × 0.8986 = 62.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricCanola OilLardΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1240

0.1380

-0.0140
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1740

0.1930

-0.0190
KOH SAP (90%)

0.1933

0.2144

-0.0211
Iodine value

110

57

+53
INS

56

139

-83
Max % of oils

20%

100%

-80
Hardness class

soft

hard

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Brassica Napus (Canola) Seed Oil

Lard

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Canolate

Sodium Lardate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Canolate

Potassium Lardate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricCanola OilLardΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0
Palmitic C16:0

4.0%

28.0%

-24.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

13.0%

-11.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

61.0%

46.0%

+15.0
Linoleic C18:2

21.0%

6.0%

+15.0
Linolenic C18:3

9.0%

1.0%

+8.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricCanola OilLardΔ A−B
Hardness

6.0

42.0

-36.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

91.0

53.0

+38.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

6.0

41.0

-35.0
Longevity

6.0

41.0

-35.0