Head-to-head

Olive Oil vs Canola Oil

soft
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1340NaOH SAP B 0.1240A / B = 0.1340 / 0.1240

1.0806

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0806 when swapping Olive Oil for Canola Oil.

Inverse 0.9254 when swapping Canola Oil for Olive Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
500 g Canola Oil
62.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
62.00 × 1.0806 = 67.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricOlive OilCanola OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1340

0.1240

+0.0100
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1880

0.1740

+0.0140
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2089

0.1933

+0.0156
Iodine value

85

110

-25
INS

109

56

+53
Max % of oils

100%

20%

+80
Hardness class

soft

soft

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

Brassica Napus (Canola) Seed Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Olivate

Sodium Canolate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Olivate

Potassium Canolate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricOlive OilCanola OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

14.0%

4.0%

+10.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

2.0%

+1.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

71.0%

61.0%

+10.0
Linoleic C18:2

11.0%

21.0%

-10.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

9.0%

-8.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricOlive OilCanola OilΔ A−B
Hardness

17.0

6.0

+11.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

83.0

91.0

-8.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

17.0

6.0

+11.0
Longevity

17.0

6.0

+11.0