Oil A
Beef TallowAdeps bovis
NaOH 0.1410
Load 500 gHead-to-head
Beef Tallow vs High Oleic Sunflower Oil
hard
soft
Oil B
High Oleic Sunflower OilHelianthus annuus
NaOH 0.1350
Load 500 gSubstitution factor
NaOH SAP A 0.1410NaOH SAP B 0.1350A / B = 0.1410 / 0.1350
1.0444
Multiply your lye amount by 1.0444 when swapping Beef Tallow for High Oleic Sunflower Oil.
Inverse 0.9574 when swapping High Oleic Sunflower Oil for Beef Tallow.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g Beef Tallow
- 70.50 g NaOH
- 500 g High Oleic Sunflower Oil
- 67.50 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 67.50 × 1.0444 = 70.50
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | Beef Tallow | High Oleic Sunflower Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1410 | 0.1350 | +0.0060 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.1980 | 0.1890 | +0.0090 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2200 | 0.2100 | +0.0100 |
| Iodine value | 45 | 83 | -38 |
| INS | 147 | 106 | +41 |
| Max % of oils | 50% | 25% | +25 |
| Hardness class | hard | soft | — |
| Trace | neutral | slows | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Adeps Bovis (Tallow) | Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Tallowate | Sodium Sunflowerate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Tallowate | Potassium Sunflowerate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | Beef Tallow | High Oleic Sunflower Oil | Δ 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% | 4.0% | +18.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 42.0% | 82.0% | -40.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 3.0% | 9.0% | -6.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | Beef Tallow | High Oleic Sunflower Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 53.0 | 8.0 | +45.0 |
| 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 | 8.0 | +42.0 |
| Longevity | 50.0 | 8.0 | +42.0 |