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Animal fats

Premier Jus (oleo stock)

INCI Tallow. CAS 61789-97-7, 129521-65-9; EC 263-099-1, as CosIng gives them. Also: Oleo stock, Beef premier jus, Low-heat rendered beef killing fat.

How much lye · 1 kg · Superfat 5 %
132.1 g NaOH 185.3 g KOH 100 %

Calculate a 100 % Premier Jus bar

Published values

Saponification value190–200 mg KOH/g
Used by the calculator195.0 mg KOH/g (midpoint)
SAP for NaOH0.1390 g/g
Iodine value36–47 g I₂/100 g
INS (SAP − IV)154
Melting point—
Unsaponifiable matter≤ 1 %

A bar made of 100 % Premier Jus

Hardness 52 29–54
Cleansing 4 below 12–22
Conditioning 43 below 44–69
Bubbly lather 4 below 14–46
Creamy lather 48 16–48

Conventional qualities summed from the fatty-acid groups; a single-oil bar is a reference point, not a recipe.

How much lye

OilNaOHKOH
500 g 66.0 g(64.3–67.7) 92.6 g(90.3–95.0)
1 kg 132.1 g(128.7–135.4) 185.3 g(180.5–190.0)
1 lb (454 g) 59.9 g(58.4–61.4) 84.0 g(81.9–86.2)
2 lb (907 g) 119.8 g(116.7–122.9) 168.1 g(163.7–172.4)

For this oil alone at 5 % superfat, with pure sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or pure potassium hydroxide (KOH); in brackets, across the published range of its saponification value. KOH is usually sold at 90 %: divide by 0.9. For a whole recipe, open the calculator.

Fatty-acid profile

Saturated : unsaturated 53 : 47

Fatty acidPublished range, %Used
Myristic acid C14:0 · saturated 2–6 4.0
Palmitic acid C16:0 · saturated 20–30 25.0
Palmitoleic acid C16:1 1–5 3.0
Stearic acid C18:0 · saturated 15–30 22.5
Oleic acid C18:1 30–45 37.5
Linoleic acid C18:2 1–6 3.5
α-Linolenic acid C18:3 n-3 ≤ 1.5 1.5
Arachidic acid C20:0 · saturated ≤ 0.5 0.5
Gadoleic acid C20:1 ≤ 0.5 0.5
Behenic acid C22:0 · saturated ≤ 0.1 0.1

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Where these numbers come from

Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO) — CODEX STAN 211-1999 Standard for Named Animal Fats (adopted 1999; amended 2009, 2013, 2015) - 2015 print · document dated 2015 · read 2026-09-20

Section 3 GLC fatty-acid ranges (% of total FA) are mandatory; the Appendix table 'Chemical and physical characteristics' (relative density, refractive index, titre, saponification value, iodine value (Wijs), unsaponifiable matter) is ADVISORY. Later editorial amendments (2019+) not checked - FAO site Cloudflare-gated.

Fatty acids from CXS 211 Section 3 GLC ranges, column 'Premier jus / Tallow' (% of total FA; mandatory). Also printed there and omitted here (outside key list): C6:0-C12:0 < 0.5 in total, C14:ISO < 0.3, C14:1 0.5-1.5, C15:0 0.2-1.0, C15:ISO + C15:ANTI ISO < 1.5 in total, C16:ISO < 0.5, C16:2 < 1.0, C17:0 0.5-2.0, C17:1 < 1.0, C17:ISO + C17:ANTI ISO < 1.5 in total, C20:2 < 0.1, C20:4 < 0.5, C22:1 not detected. '< x' limits are given as max only. SAP 190-200 mg KOH/g, IV (Wijs) 36-47, unsaponifiable <= 10 g/kg, titre 42.5-47 C, relative density 0.893-0.904 from the ADVISORY Appendix table (premier jus column). Definition (2.3): product of low-heat rendering of fresh killing fat (heart, caul, kidney, mesentery) of bovine animals.

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