Head-to-head

Canola Oil vs Lard

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1330NaOH SAP B 0.1390A / B = 0.1330 / 0.1390

0.9568

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9568 when swapping Canola Oil for Lard.

Inverse 1.0451 when swapping Lard for Canola Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Canola Oil
66.50 g NaOH
500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
69.50 × 0.9568 = 66.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricCanola OilLardΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1330

0.1390

-0.0060
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1860

0.1950

-0.0090
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2067

0.2167

-0.0100
Iodine value

110

57

+53
INS

56

139

-83
Max % of oils

20%

50%

-30
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

slows

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Canola Oil

Adeps Suillus (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%

26.0%

-22.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

14.0%

-12.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

61.0%

44.0%

+17.0
Linoleic C18:2

21.0%

10.0%

+11.0
Linolenic C18:3

9.0%

1.0%

+8.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricCanola OilLardΔ A−B
Hardness

6.0

41.0

-35.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

91.0

55.0

+36.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

6.0

40.0

-34.0
Longevity

6.0

40.0

-34.0