Lard Alternative

[earthsoap]

Looking for some ideas on a inexpensive alternative to Lard,for the Vegan crowd?Thanks,Steveroblem:

 

[Moody Glenn]

Hi Steve! I am not sure concerning price but you can use shea butter, cocoa butter, avocado and (I think) rice bran oil. There are probably a few others.

 

[judymoody]

Palm oil. It's chemically very similar to lard.

 

[shunt2011]

I second Palm Oil. Very similar in qualities it provides when you look at them in soapcalc.

 

[earthsoap]

I found Palm oil on the site I purchase from,its a its $50.00 for a 50 lb pail.Its bleached,refined and deoderized,is this what will work?

 

[CaraCara]

Yup.

 

[shunt2011]

Yes, that would be perfect.

 

[ahutchins9]

Yay go VEGAN!!!!!!:clap:

 

[DeeAnna]

Rice bran and avocado are more similar to olive than lard.

 

[MaitriBB]

Be aware that there are possible ethical issues with using palm oil, and if you plan to sell, some customers might have an issue with it.

Palm Oil - Ingredient Introspective

 

[heartsong]

as a substitute for lard, I sub 2 parts palm and 1 part shea butter...so if lard is 30% of your recipe, divide by 3 = 10. so you'd use 20% palm and 10% shea butter

 

[earthsoap]

Be aware that there are possible ethical issues with using palm oil, and if you plan to sell, some customers might have an issue with it.

Palm Oil - Ingredient Introspective

Thanks for the info,the article is worthy of thought8)

 

[Donna]

You can get Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) from Bramble Berry. I'm sure there are other suppliers as well.