Head-to-head

High Oleic Sunflower Oil vs Cocoa Butter

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1350NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1350 / 0.1370

0.9854

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9854 when swapping High Oleic Sunflower Oil for Cocoa Butter.

Inverse 1.0148 when swapping Cocoa Butter for High Oleic Sunflower Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g High Oleic Sunflower Oil
67.50 g NaOH
500 g Cocoa Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 0.9854 = 67.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricHigh Oleic Sunflower OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1350

0.1370

-0.0020
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1890

0.1930

-0.0040
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2100

0.2144

-0.0044
Iodine value

83

37

+46
INS

106

157

-51
Max % of oils

25%

15%

+10
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

slows

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Sunflowerate

Sodium Cocoa Butterate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Sunflowerate

Potassium Cocoa Butterate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricHigh Oleic Sunflower OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

4.0%

28.0%

-24.0
Stearic C18:0

4.0%

35.0%

-31.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

82.0%

33.0%

+49.0
Linoleic C18:2

9.0%

3.0%

+6.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricHigh Oleic Sunflower OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

8.0

63.0

-55.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

91.0

36.0

+55.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

8.0

63.0

-55.0
Longevity

8.0

63.0

-55.0