Head-to-head

Beef Tallow vs Canola Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1410NaOH SAP B 0.1330A / B = 0.1410 / 0.1330

1.0602

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0602 when swapping Beef Tallow for Canola Oil.

Inverse 0.9433 when swapping Canola Oil for Beef Tallow.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Beef Tallow
70.50 g NaOH
500 g Canola Oil
66.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
66.50 × 1.0602 = 70.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricBeef TallowCanola OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1410

0.1330

+0.0080
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1980

0.1860

+0.0120
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2200

0.2067

+0.0133
Iodine value

45

110

-65
INS

147

56

+91
Max % of oils

50%

20%

+30
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

neutral

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Adeps Bovis (Tallow)

Canola 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

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

3.0%

0.0%

+3.0
Palmitic C16:0

28.0%

4.0%

+24.0
Stearic C18:0

22.0%

2.0%

+20.0
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

0.0%

9.0%

-9.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricBeef TallowCanola OilΔ A−B
Hardness

53.0

6.0

+47.0
Cleansing

3.0

0.0

+3.0
Conditioning

45.0

91.0

-46.0
Bubbly lather

3.0

0.0

+3.0
Creamy lather

50.0

6.0

+44.0
Longevity

50.0

6.0

+44.0