Hard CBE / CBR grade · dry-fractionated from Shorea robusta
The hardest fraction we press. Sal stearin is the workhorse of India's cocoa butter equivalent industry — high-melt, structurally uncompromising, and priced for volume. For plain chocolate, compound coatings, and hard industrial lipids.
Sal is the most-planted timber tree across central India. Its seeds yield a hard, SOS-rich butter that has underpinned the Indian chocolate industry for decades — largely through Manorama Industries and AAK Kamani. Our sal comes from named co-operatives in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, pressed under our enzyme-assisted protocol, then fractionated to stearin under dry conditions.
Stearic content reaches 55 to 65 percent. Iodine value drops below 30. Melt point holds at 42 to 48°C — the hardest in our line after kokum stearin. SOS triacylglycerol content climbs above 80 percent.
For chocolate manufacturers, sal stearin is the backbone of compound coating and plain chocolate CBE. It is cheaper per kilogram than kokum stearin and carries none of kokum's premium cosmetic overhead. For industrial lipid buyers, it slots into solid cosmetic sticks, hair pomades, and specialty wax blends.
The workhorse. Sal stearin is what India's chocolate already runs on.
| Fatty acid | Notation | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Stearic | C18:0 | 55–65% |
| Oleic | C18:1 | 25–35% |
| Palmitic | C16:0 | 3–6% |
| Linoleic | C18:2 | <1% |
| Other | — | <2% |
Recommended applications by our technical desk. For co-development, we dispatch a formulator onto site for the first production batch.
Up to 5 percent inclusion under EU 2000/36/EC. Volume staple.
Harder melt holds glaze through summer distribution.
Solid deodorant, sunscreen, and colour sticks.
Firm hold, clean melt-back at body temperature.
Raises soy-wax melt point without paraffin.
Cocoa butter replacer — non-tempering, stable shelf life.
Direct 1:1 replacement for palm stearin in hard-butter systems. Pair with kokum stearin at 30:70 to lift premium positioning in chocolate. Not a cosmetic-grade body butter alone — use kokum or mango stearin for that.
Chocolate CBE and cosmetic grades. Ships with SFC curve, CoA, and a formulator's inclusion note.
Hero
CBE grade
The premium stearin. Pair with sal stearin for engineered CBE blends.
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Engineered
Kokum + sal + mango stearin
Engineered melt curves. We build to your chocolate line's exact specification.
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Liquid
Liquid fraction of Shorea robusta
The pourable counterpart. Cosmetic emollients and soap bases.
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