Are Soy Lecithin Granules similar to Lecithin Capsules or Raw Lecithin?

March 12, 2012 - PRLog -- Soy lecithin granules appear to have very reduced solubility in oil and in water or a mixture of oil and water. As lecithin is an emulsifier this insolubility of soy lecithin granules in water and oil mixture indicates that the efficacy of lecithin is vastly reduced when in granular form. It casts major doubts as to whether the health properties of soy lecithin granules as a food supplement are valid.


Exactly why soy lecithin granules fail to act as an emulsifier is not understood. Some of the experiments are depicted at http://bachutha.com/comparison-of-soy-lecithin-granules-lecithin-capsules-and-raw-lecithin/.


All experiments indicate that raw lecithin and lecithin capsules do behave as expected. Lecithin capsules are easy to consume but raw lecithin is difficult to consume directly as it has a very strong raw plant or raw flour flavour. Furthermore raw lecithin is very gluey and sticky in the mouth.


Cooking soy lecithin granules indicate that the lecithin properties recover when heated to about 85C to 95C. For further information on recovering soy lecithin granules efficacy please refer to http://bachutha.com/recovering-soy-lecithin-granules-prop....

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The author is an experimental cook and accidentally discovered the difference in the properties of soy lecithin granules when compared to raw lecithin or lecithin capsules. He does hope more scientific research would be carried by the industry to bring about a better understanding of soy lecithin granules.