Found in multiple plant and animal sources, lecithin has a variety of applications in personal health as well as industry. Lecithin’s unique properties make it an excellent additive in food, feed, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries:
Emulsifier
Stabilizer
Softener
Wetting agent
Dispersing agent
Blending aid
Extends shelf life
Neutral flavor and color (except for fluid lecithin)
The diverse forms in which lecithin is available – fluid, powder and granules – make it even more suitable to use as per industry specific demands. With additional processing, fluid lecithin can also be hydrolysed, fractionated, hydroxylated and acetylated for very specific industry applications.
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” color=”green” spacing=”4″ active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right” add_icon=”true” title=”HEALTH SUPPLEMENT” tab_id=”1585414459566-868619d0-87e5″][vc_column_text]Lecithin in granular form is a popular health supplement in Europe and the Americas. There are studies to suggest that lecithin functions as essential bio-available dietary supplement:
Component of liver and brain,
Heart-helper – cholesterol reducer,
Potential memory booster,
Improved absorption of vitamins, and
Important in reproduction and growth
[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right” add_icon=”true” title=”FOOD” tab_id=”1585414838287-30068b7c-d62f”][vc_column_text]Lecithin is an invaluable culinary ingredient. Emulsification, stabilizing are the primary reasons for lecithin usage in food products such as baked foods, confectioneries, processed milk products, instant foods and other water-oil combinations[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right” add_icon=”true” title=”PHARMACEUTICALS” tab_id=”1585414886584-a93aac0b-d7af”][vc_column_text]Choline is a critical element in the building blocks of human, animal and plant bodies. Without choline, the membranes of our cells would harden, which would prevent nutrients from entering and leaving the cell. Lecithin, an excellent source of choline, is a useful excipient. The functions are resorption enhancement, solubilization and toxicity reduction of the drug[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right” add_icon=”true” title=”ANIMAL FEED” tab_id=”1585414931026-ff46a27e-a23e”][vc_column_text]Large quantities of lecithins are used in animal feed recipes as economic emulsifiers, instantizing agents, choline supplements and essential fatty acid sources. Further, De-oiled lecithin powders and liquid lecithins are used in recipes, improving the settling and density of the feed granules. Phospholipids are
Actively involved in the absorption of dietary fat and fat-soluble vitamins,
Essential in the intermediary metabolism, and
Important for the fatty acid metabolism.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right” add_icon=”true” title=”COSMETICS” tab_id=”1585415005088-e353c300-3a4c”][vc_column_text]Lecithin powder is an emollient, which is a softening and soothing agent. In addition, it has magnificent moisturizing properties, and helps to hydrate the skin. The phospholipids naturally present in lecithin are able to attract water from the air, and in doing so, increase hydration. This makes it an excellent additive for restorative creams, or for products designed for mature, dry or overworked skin. It also has the unique ability to deeply penetrate the skin, and carry substances directly to the cells and the bloodstream.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
