Head-to-head

Beef Tallow vs Canola Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1410NaOH SAP B 0.1240A / B = 0.1410 / 0.1240

1.1371

Multiply your lye amount by 1.1371 when swapping Beef Tallow for Canola Oil.

Inverse 0.8794 when swapping Canola Oil for Beef Tallow.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Beef Tallow
70.50 g NaOH
500 g Canola Oil
62.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
62.00 × 1.1371 = 70.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricBeef TallowCanola OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1410

0.1240

+0.0170
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1990

0.1740

+0.0250
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2211

0.1933

+0.0278
Iodine value

45

110

-65
INS

147

56

+91
Max % of oils

50%

20%

+30
Hardness class

hard

soft

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Tallow

Brassica Napus (Canola) Seed Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Tallowate

Sodium Canolate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Tallowate

Potassium Canolate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricBeef TallowCanola OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

2.0%

0.0%

+2.0
Myristic C14:0

3.0%

0.0%

+3.0
Palmitic C16:0

29.0%

4.0%

+25.0
Stearic C18:0

18.0%

2.0%

+16.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

42.0%

61.0%

-19.0
Linoleic C18:2

3.0%

21.0%

-18.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

9.0%

-8.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricBeef TallowCanola OilΔ A−B
Hardness

52.0

6.0

+46.0
Cleansing

5.0

0.0

+5.0
Conditioning

46.0

91.0

-45.0
Bubbly lather

5.0

0.0

+5.0
Creamy lather

47.0

6.0

+41.0
Longevity

47.0

6.0

+41.0