Head-to-head

Beef Tallow vs Kokum Butter

hard
hard

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)

0.1990

0.1920

+0.0070
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2211

0.2133

+0.0078
Iodine value

45

35

+10
INS

147

155

-8
Max % of oils

50%

10%

+40
Hardness class

hard

hard

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Tallow

Garcinia Indica 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

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%

56.0%

-38.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

42.0%

39.0%

+3.0
Linoleic C18:2

3.0%

1.0%

+2.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricBeef TallowKokum ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

52.0

60.0

-8.0
Cleansing

5.0

0.0

+5.0
Conditioning

46.0

40.0

+6.0
Bubbly lather

5.0

0.0

+5.0
Creamy lather

47.0

60.0

-13.0
Longevity

47.0

60.0

-13.0