Head-to-head

Lard vs Rice Bran Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1380NaOH SAP B 0.1280A / B = 0.1380 / 0.1280

1.0781

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0781 when swapping Lard for Rice Bran Oil.

Inverse 0.9275 when swapping Rice Bran Oil for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.00 g NaOH
500 g Rice Bran Oil
64.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
64.00 × 1.0781 = 69.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricLardRice Bran OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1380

0.1280

+0.0100
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.1810

+0.0120
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.2011

+0.0133
Iodine value

57

100

-43
INS

139

70

+69
Max % of oils

100%

20%

+80
Hardness class

hard

soft

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Lard

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Lardate

Sodium Ricebranate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Lardate

Potassium Ricebranate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricLardRice Bran 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%

22.0%

+6.0
Stearic C18:0

13.0%

3.0%

+10.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

46.0%

38.0%

+8.0
Linoleic C18:2

6.0%

34.0%

-28.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

2.0%

-1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardRice Bran OilΔ A−B
Hardness

42.0

25.0

+17.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

53.0

74.0

-21.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

41.0

25.0

+16.0
Longevity

41.0

25.0

+16.0