Head-to-head

Cocoa Butter vs Lard

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1370NaOH SAP B 0.1390A / B = 0.1370 / 0.1390

0.9856

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9856 when swapping Cocoa Butter for Lard.

Inverse 1.0146 when swapping Lard for Cocoa Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Cocoa Butter
68.50 g NaOH
500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
69.50 × 0.9856 = 68.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricCocoa ButterLardΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1370

0.1390

-0.0020
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.1950

-0.0020
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.2167

-0.0022
Iodine value

37

57

-20
INS

157

139

+18
Max % of oils

15%

50%

-35
Hardness class

hard

hard

—
Trace

accelerates

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter

Adeps Suillus (Lard)

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Cocoa Butterate

Sodium Lardate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Cocoa Butterate

Potassium Lardate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricCocoa ButterLardΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0
Palmitic C16:0

28.0%

26.0%

+2.0
Stearic C18:0

35.0%

14.0%

+21.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

33.0%

44.0%

-11.0
Linoleic C18:2

3.0%

10.0%

-7.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricCocoa ButterLardΔ A−B
Hardness

63.0

41.0

+22.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

36.0

55.0

-19.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

63.0

40.0

+23.0
Longevity

63.0

40.0

+23.0