Head-to-head

Lard vs High Oleic Sunflower Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1390NaOH SAP B 0.1350A / B = 0.1390 / 0.1350

1.0296

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0296 when swapping Lard for High Oleic Sunflower Oil.

Inverse 0.9712 when swapping High Oleic Sunflower Oil for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
500 g High Oleic Sunflower Oil
67.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
67.50 × 1.0296 = 69.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricLardHigh Oleic Sunflower OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1390

0.1350

+0.0040
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1950

0.1890

+0.0060
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2167

0.2100

+0.0067
Iodine value

57

83

-26
INS

139

106

+33
Max % of oils

50%

25%

+25
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

slows

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Adeps Suillus (Lard)

Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Lardate

Sodium Sunflowerate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Lardate

Potassium Sunflowerate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricLardHigh Oleic Sunflower 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%

4.0%

+10.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

44.0%

82.0%

-38.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

9.0%

+1.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardHigh Oleic Sunflower OilΔ A−B
Hardness

41.0

8.0

+33.0
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

8.0

+32.0
Longevity

40.0

8.0

+32.0