Head-to-head

Beef Tallow vs Kokum Butter

hard
brittle

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1410NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1410 / 0.1370

1.0292

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0292 when swapping Beef Tallow for Kokum Butter.

Inverse 0.9716 when swapping Kokum Butter for Beef Tallow.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Beef Tallow
70.50 g NaOH
500 g Kokum Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 1.0292 = 70.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricBeef TallowKokum ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1410

0.1370

+0.0040
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1980

0.1910

+0.0070
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2200

0.2122

+0.0078
Iodine value

45

35

+10
INS

147

155

-8
Max % of oils

50%

10%

+40
Hardness class

hard

brittle

—
Trace

neutral

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Adeps Bovis (Tallow)

Garcinia Indica (Kokum) Seed Butter

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Tallowate

Sodium Kokum Butterate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Tallowate

Potassium Kokum Butterate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricBeef TallowKokum ButterΔ 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%

3.0%

+25.0
Stearic C18:0

22.0%

56.0%

-34.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

42.0%

38.0%

+4.0
Linoleic C18:2

3.0%

2.0%

+1.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricBeef TallowKokum ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

53.0

59.0

-6.0
Cleansing

3.0

0.0

+3.0
Conditioning

45.0

40.0

+5.0
Bubbly lather

3.0

0.0

+3.0
Creamy lather

50.0

59.0

-9.0
Longevity

50.0

59.0

-9.0