Head-to-head

Lard vs Kokum Butter

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1380NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1380 / 0.1370

1.0073

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0073 when swapping Lard for Kokum Butter.

Inverse 0.9928 when swapping Kokum Butter for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.00 g NaOH
500 g Kokum Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 1.0073 = 69.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricLardKokum ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1380

0.1370

+0.0010
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.1920

+0.0010
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.2133

+0.0011
Iodine value

57

35

+22
INS

139

155

-16
Max % of oils

100%

10%

+90
Hardness class

hard

hard

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Lard

Garcinia Indica Seed Butter

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Lardate

Sodium Kokum Butterate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Lardate

Potassium Kokum Butterate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricLardKokum ButterΔ 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%

56.0%

-43.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

46.0%

39.0%

+7.0
Linoleic C18:2

6.0%

1.0%

+5.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardKokum ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

42.0

60.0

-18.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

53.0

40.0

+13.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

41.0

60.0

-19.0
Longevity

41.0

60.0

-19.0