Product Profile of Food Grade Soya Lecithin
Ambika Solvex Limited supplies Food Grade Soya Lecithin. Ambika Solvex Limited supplies soyabean cooking oil, soyabean refined oil, soya lecithin and soyabean meal. Food Grade Soya Lecithin is commonly used as a release agent, separation agent, emulsifier, fat replaced, mixing/blending aid, wetting agent and viscosity modifier. Food Grade Soya Lecithin has the lecithin and various other phospholipids which comprise both hydrophilic and hydrophobic portions which have similar uses and functions and properties in food processing. This purified Lecithin has a neutral specific type of smell with a minimum flavor. The de oiled Lecithin is powdery and is used to amdein granules. These are insoluble in water, acetone, and cold vegetable oil and are highly soluble in ether, petroleum ether, vegetable oil and fatty acids.
Key Features of Food Grade Soya Lecithin
- The crude lecithin is a liquid to plastic consistency and is available in brown to pale-yellow fatty substance
- These contain 60-70% of polar lipids [insoluble in acetone], 30-40% neutral oil, and approximately 0.5-2% moisture
- Its color widely depends on the origin and process conditions
- Chemically the lecithin is phosphatidyicholine [PC] available with the chorine component having13.5% of the molecule
- These are granulated "commercial" lecithin containing 23% of PC
