Food
Lecithin mixes ingredients like oil and water, which usually don't blend well. It's in salad dressings, chocolate, and baked goods. It also enhances food texture and extends shelf life.
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Natural Lecithin Ingredients
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The Ingredient
Lecithin: The Unsung Hero of Everyday Enhancement
Lecithin might operate behind the scenes, but its impact is undeniable. Its versatility ensures it's an unsung hero in many products we encounter daily. It's a fatty substance found in many plants and animals. Extracted from oils, it's a mix of choline, fatty acids, glycerol, glycolipids, phospholipids, and phosphoric acid.
Our in-depth knowledge of lecithin equips us to appreciate the subtle nuances that enhance our everyday experiences. Lecithin boasts a range of uses:
Embrace and explore the quiet power of this natural enhancer!
Where It Works
A Range of Uses
Feed
For animals, lecithin boosts energy and makes fats easier to digest. It's essential for their health and growth.
Pharmaceuticals
Medicines use lecithin as a carrier. It helps deliver active ingredients and plays a role in making medications.
Chemicals
Beyond consumption, lecithin replaces petrochemicals in products like paints and lubricants.
Our Brands
Our Premium Lecithin Brands
Bolec soybean lecithin is available in GMO, GMO (PCR-ve) and non- GMO
sunflower lecithin is non-GMO and allergen free
Specialty Grades
Specialized Lecithin Products: Fractionation, Hydrolysis, and Beyond
Lecithins, derived from plant-oils, have an array of versatile applications due to their unique properties. We offer a range of specialized lecithin products:
With our comprehensive suite of specialty lecithin products, we are committed to catering to diverse industry needs. Whether you're in the food industry, pharmaceuticals, or any other sector requiring high-quality lecithins, we have the perfect solution for you.
Fractionated Lecithins
Available in both PC-enriched and PC-depleted forms, our custom fractionated lecithins guarantee a specific phospholipid (PL) profile. This distinct profile is beneficial for certain nutritional and pharmaceutical applications, where lecithin can be employed as a health ingredient, wetting agent, emulsifier, or stabilizer.
Read more about fractionated lecithinHydrolysed Lecithin
Created through an enzyme treatment, hydrolysed lecithin can be tailored to exhibit a higher polarity in its phospholipid molecules. This characteristic grants it superior emulsification properties, making it ideal for a range of applications.
Read more about hydrolysed lecithinOther Specialized Lecithins
Beyond fractionation and hydrolysis, our offerings extend to: Fluidized Lecithins, Filtered Lecithins, Compounded Lecithins.
Everyday Products
Lecithin's Touch in Everyday Products
Lecithin's influence spans a spectrum of daily products. It is recognized for its emulsifying properties, enabling the amalgamation of oil and water in diverse products. Its widespread use can be attributed to its unique ability to stabilize formulations, enhance texture, and improve shelf life. Each lecithin product offers distinctive features and benefits.
Lecithin in Margarine, Spreads, and Liquid Margarines
Quality
- Improves anti-spattering, reducing mess during cooking.
- Stable low fat/salt emulsions ensuring consistent quality.
- Fine stabilized foam formation enhancing texture and appearance.
- Improves melting profile of fat crystals for better mouthfeel.
Workability
- 30% smaller water droplets leading to a smoother product.
- Easier to combine with other mono-glycerides improving formulation flexibility.
- Labelling: allergen-free Sunflower and rapeseed are options for sensitive consumers.
Lecithin in Nutrition and Dietetic
Quality
- Viscosity solutions: making it ideal for softgel encapsulation.
Health
- Improves nutrient transportation and the structural integrity of cell membranes.
- Facilitates nutrient movement by contributing to cell membrane structure and functionality.
- Supports plasma membrane integrity which is crucial for cellular health and function:
- Customisable PC content for greater efficiency in your formulations.
- allergen-free Sunflower and rapeseed are options for sensitive consumers.
- Improves melting profile of fat crystals for better mouthfeel.
Labelling
- Great dispersion and emulsification, to be used in pharmaceutical or nutraceutical applications.
- Good stability and functionality, ensuring your products performs.
Lecithin in Chocolate and Confectionery
Workability
- Reduces viscosity and improves flow properties
Cost saving
- Replaces expensive ingredients like cocoa butter
Quality
- Enhances stability and Enhances emulsification: ensuring uniform ingredient distribution and preventing separation of cocoa solids and cocoa butter.
- Improves tempering for smooth and consistent chocolate setting.
- Prevents fat bloom: maintaining appearance and texture.
- Extends shelf life by improving overall stability.
- Improves texture and mouthfeel in confectionery products.
Labelling
- allergen-free Sunflower and rapeseed are options for sensitive consumers.
Lecithin in Cosmetics and Care Products
Workability
- Versatile Applications: Suitable for creams, lotions, serums, facial cleansers, shampoos, perfumes, and hair treatments.
- Formulation Flexibility: Easily combines with other ingredients to enhance product performance and stability.
Quality
- Emulsifier: Facilitates the blending of oil and water phases, creating stable and homogeneous emulsions.
- Moisturizer: Attracts and retains moisture in the skin, providing long-lasting hydration.
- Penetration Enhancer: maintaining appearance and textureImproves the absorption of active ingredients into deeper layers of the skin.
- Softening Agent: Contributes to a smooth and silky texture in skincare products.
Labelling
- Natural Origin: Derived from soy, sunflower, and rapeseed.
- Allergen-Free Options: Sunflower and rapeseed lecithin available for sensitive consumers.
Lecithin in Animal Nutrition
- Healthier and faster growth of young animals
- Up to 9,5 times more LPC than fluidised lecithin
- Improves fat absorption and digestibility
- Superior wettability of milk replacers
- Effective surfactant for dispersing solid particles
- Promotion of health
Lecithin in Release Agent
- Improves sprayability
- Stable colour and less browning at high temperatures
- Dissolves more clear in vegetable oils and solvents
- Easier product release from mould/pan/tray
- Food grade and fog reducing
- Safeguards against sediments when mixed in oil
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