Cacao Butter Subistitute

[mtamam]

Hi My Friend
I tried many many times to find Cocoa Butter in my country ( Egypt ) , But i can not find it in all Egyptian Cities ..........finally i found somebody sell it .... it is very very expensive .

when i am looking for it , i found something called ( Cocoa Butter Substitute) it is Mada in Malaysia, with a very good price . it is with this label on the back of the box

Specification

Free fatty acids (FFA) Max 0.1%

Slip Melting point 34- 36c

Saponinification value 240-250

Colour (lovibond 5 ¼ “ cell) 1 red

Moisture & impurities Max 0.05%

Iodine value (Wijs) Max 1.0

Solid fat content (SFC) 10c 95-97

IUPAC 2.150) NMR 94-96

http://trade.indiamart.com/details.mp?offer=1790714762

The question is ..... can I use it as substitute Cacao Butter ???

if No , can use it in my soap making ???

Best regards

Mohamed

 

[lsg]

Using SoapCalc you can find the Sap and iodine values of Cocoa butter. They don't look close to the substitute.

http://www.soapcalc.net/calc/OilList.asp