Oil A
Cocoa ButterTheobroma cacao
NaOH 0.1370
Load 500 gHead-to-head
Cocoa Butter vs High Oleic Sunflower Oil
hard
soft
Oil B
High Oleic Sunflower OilHelianthus annuus
NaOH 0.1350
Load 500 gSubstitution factor
NaOH SAP A 0.1370NaOH SAP B 0.1350A / B = 0.1370 / 0.1350
1.0148
Multiply your lye amount by 1.0148 when swapping Cocoa Butter for High Oleic Sunflower Oil.
Inverse 0.9854 when swapping High Oleic Sunflower Oil for Cocoa Butter.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g Cocoa Butter
- 68.50 g NaOH
- 500 g High Oleic Sunflower Oil
- 67.50 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 67.50 × 1.0148 = 68.50
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | Cocoa Butter | High Oleic Sunflower Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1370 | 0.1350 | +0.0020 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.1930 | 0.1890 | +0.0040 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2144 | 0.2100 | +0.0044 |
| Iodine value | 37 | 83 | -46 |
| INS | 157 | 106 | +51 |
| Max % of oils | 15% | 25% | -10 |
| Hardness class | hard | soft | — |
| Trace | accelerates | slows | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter | Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Cocoa Butterate | Sodium Sunflowerate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Cocoa Butterate | Potassium Sunflowerate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | Cocoa Butter | High Oleic Sunflower Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauric C12:0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Myristic C14:0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Palmitic C16:0 | 28.0% | 4.0% | +24.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 35.0% | 4.0% | +31.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 33.0% | 82.0% | -49.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 3.0% | 9.0% | -6.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | Cocoa Butter | High Oleic Sunflower Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 63.0 | 8.0 | +55.0 |
| Cleansing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conditioning | 36.0 | 91.0 | -55.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Creamy lather | 63.0 | 8.0 | +55.0 |
| Longevity | 63.0 | 8.0 | +55.0 |