Vegetable Shortening (Palm/Soy Blend)
Saponification values, fatty acid makeup, and what this oil does in a bar of soap.
Use Vegetable Shortening (Palm/Soy Blend) in a recipe → Added at 0%, you set the amount
Saponification values
Grams of lye needed to saponify one gram of vegetable shortening (palm/soy blend). Multiply by your oil weight, then apply your superfat.
- NaOH (bar soap)
- 0.138
- KOH (liquid soap)
- 0.193
- Iodine
- 75
- INS
- 118
INCI: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Oil
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Fatty acid profile
| Fatty acid | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Oleic | 38% |
| Palmitic | 26% |
| Linoleic | 21% |
| Stearic | 13% |
| Linolenic | 2% |
Soap qualities at 100%
What a bar made entirely of vegetable shortening (palm/soy blend) 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 vegetable shortening (palm/soy blend) and need a substitute. Check the lye maths again after swapping: SAP values differ even between oils that behave alike.
- Chicken FatSAP 0.139 NaOH
- Ostrich OilSAP 0.139 NaOH
- Mowrah ButterSAP 0.138 NaOH
- Rabbit FatSAP 0.143 NaOH
- Duck Fat, flesh and skinSAP 0.138 NaOH
Use Vegetable Shortening (Palm/Soy Blend) in a recipe → Added at 0% - you set the amount