Oil A
Beef TallowAdeps bovis
NaOH 0.1410
Load 500 gHead-to-head
Beef Tallow vs Lard
hard
hard
Oil B
LardAdeps suillus
NaOH 0.1390
Load 500 gSubstitution factor
NaOH SAP A 0.1410NaOH SAP B 0.1390A / B = 0.1410 / 0.1390
1.0144
Multiply your lye amount by 1.0144 when swapping Beef Tallow for Lard.
Inverse 0.9858 when swapping Lard for Beef Tallow.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g Beef Tallow
- 70.50 g NaOH
- 500 g Lard
- 69.50 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 69.50 × 1.0144 = 70.50
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | Beef Tallow | Lard | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1410 | 0.1390 | +0.0020 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.1980 | 0.1950 | +0.0030 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2200 | 0.2167 | +0.0033 |
| Iodine value | 45 | 57 | -12 |
| INS | 147 | 139 | +8 |
| Max % of oils | 50% | 50% | 0 |
| Hardness class | hard | hard | — |
| Trace | neutral | slows | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Adeps Bovis (Tallow) | Adeps Suillus (Lard) | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Tallowate | Sodium Lardate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Tallowate | Potassium Lardate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | Beef Tallow | Lard | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauric C12:0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Myristic C14:0 | 3.0% | 1.0% | +2.0 |
| Palmitic C16:0 | 28.0% | 26.0% | +2.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 22.0% | 14.0% | +8.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 42.0% | 44.0% | -2.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 3.0% | 10.0% | -7.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 0.0% | 1.0% | -1.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | Beef Tallow | Lard | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 53.0 | 41.0 | +12.0 |
| Cleansing | 3.0 | 1.0 | +2.0 |
| Conditioning | 45.0 | 55.0 | -10.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 3.0 | 1.0 | +2.0 |
| Creamy lather | 50.0 | 40.0 | +10.0 |
| Longevity | 50.0 | 40.0 | +10.0 |