Head-to-head

Kokum Butter vs Beef Tallow

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1370NaOH SAP B 0.1410A / B = 0.1370 / 0.1410

0.9716

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9716 when swapping Kokum Butter for Beef Tallow.

Inverse 1.0292 when swapping Beef Tallow for Kokum Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Kokum Butter
68.50 g NaOH
500 g Beef Tallow
70.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
70.50 × 0.9716 = 68.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricKokum ButterBeef TallowΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1370

0.1410

-0.0040
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1920

0.1990

-0.0070
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2133

0.2211

-0.0078
Iodine value

35

45

-10
INS

155

147

+8
Max % of oils

10%

50%

-40
Hardness class

hard

hard

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Garcinia Indica Seed Butter

Tallow

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Kokum Butterate

Sodium Tallowate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Kokum Butterate

Potassium Tallowate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricKokum ButterBeef TallowΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

2.0%

-2.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

3.0%

-3.0
Palmitic C16:0

4.0%

29.0%

-25.0
Stearic C18:0

56.0%

18.0%

+38.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

39.0%

42.0%

-3.0
Linoleic C18:2

1.0%

3.0%

-2.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricKokum ButterBeef TallowΔ A−B
Hardness

60.0

52.0

+8.0
Cleansing

0.0

5.0

-5.0
Conditioning

40.0

46.0

-6.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

5.0

-5.0
Creamy lather

60.0

47.0

+13.0
Longevity

60.0

47.0

+13.0