Head-to-head

Lard vs Canola Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

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

1.0451

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0451 when swapping Lard for Canola Oil.

Inverse 0.9568 when swapping Canola Oil for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
500 g Canola Oil
66.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
66.50 × 1.0451 = 69.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricLardCanola OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1390

0.1330

+0.0060
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1950

0.1860

+0.0090
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2167

0.2067

+0.0100
Iodine value

57

110

-53
INS

139

56

+83
Max % of oils

50%

20%

+30
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

slows

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Adeps Suillus (Lard)

Canola Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Lardate

Sodium Canolate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Lardate

Potassium Canolate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricLardCanola OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0
Palmitic C16:0

26.0%

4.0%

+22.0
Stearic C18:0

14.0%

2.0%

+12.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

44.0%

61.0%

-17.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

21.0%

-11.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

9.0%

-8.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardCanola OilΔ A−B
Hardness

41.0

6.0

+35.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

55.0

91.0

-36.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

40.0

6.0

+34.0
Longevity

40.0

6.0

+34.0