Head-to-head

Lard vs Canola Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1380NaOH SAP B 0.1240A / B = 0.1380 / 0.1240

1.1129

Multiply your lye amount by 1.1129 when swapping Lard for Canola Oil.

Inverse 0.8986 when swapping Canola Oil for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.00 g NaOH
500 g Canola Oil
62.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
62.00 × 1.1129 = 69.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricLardCanola OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1380

0.1240

+0.0140
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.1740

+0.0190
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.1933

+0.0211
Iodine value

57

110

-53
INS

139

56

+83
Max % of oils

100%

20%

+80
Hardness class

hard

soft

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Lard

Brassica Napus (Canola) Seed 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

28.0%

4.0%

+24.0
Stearic C18:0

13.0%

2.0%

+11.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

46.0%

61.0%

-15.0
Linoleic C18:2

6.0%

21.0%

-15.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

9.0%

-8.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardCanola OilΔ A−B
Hardness

42.0

6.0

+36.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

53.0

91.0

-38.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

41.0

6.0

+35.0
Longevity

41.0

6.0

+35.0