Macadamia Nut Butter
Saponification values, fatty acid makeup, and what this oil does in a bar of soap.
Saponification values
Grams of lye needed to saponify one gram of macadamia nut butter. Multiply by your oil weight, then apply your superfat.
- NaOH (bar soap)
- 0.134
- KOH (liquid soap)
- 0.188
- Iodine
- 70
- INS
- 118
Fatty acid profile
These figures account for 79% of macadamia nut butter. The remainder is made up of fatty acids this model does not track, so treat the derived qualities below as indicative rather than complete.
| Fatty acid | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Oleic | 56% |
| Stearic | 12% |
| Palmitic | 6% |
| Linoleic | 3% |
| Myristic | 1% |
| Linolenic | 1% |
Soap qualities at 100%
What a bar made entirely of macadamia nut butter would score. Almost nobody soaps a single oil at 100% — this is here so you can see what the oil contributes to a blend. The shaded band is the range most makers aim for in a finished recipe.
Oils that behave similarly
Closest matches by fatty acid makeup — the usual starting point when you have run out of macadamia nut butter and need a substitute. Check the lye maths again after swapping: SAP values differ even between oils that behave alike.
- Shea Oil, fractionatedSAP 0.132 NaOH
- Marula OilSAP 0.137 NaOH
- Macadamia Nut OilSAP 0.139 NaOH
- Moringa OilSAP 0.137 NaOH
- Papaya seed oil, Carica papayaSAP 0.113 NaOH