Uses of soy lecithin in various industries

Soy lecithin is an extracted substance from soybeans. It is also one of the lipid components needed by the human body and is used in industry mainly as an emulsifier, moisturizer, thickener, etc.

The uses of soy lecithin in various industries are as follows.

1、Application in the food industry

Soy lecithin is used in chocolate to reduce viscosity and in the emulsification of margarine; secondly, it is also used in the production of many powdered foods to make the products dissolve and moisten quickly. Instant protein powders containing soy lecithin are rapidly and thoroughly mixed with meat, and certain hydrolyzed colloids can be more easily and rapidly incorporated into foods. Soy lecithin also has antioxidant, growth and embedding and other effects.

2、Application in agriculture

Soy lecithin can be absorbed by the fruit skin to enhance the disease resistance of the fruit. The hydrophilic group of lecithin can keep the fruit skin moist, prevent the attack of germs, inhibit the growth and reproduction of germs, play a sterilizing role and prolong the freshness of fruits, in addition to the prevention and control of vegetables, rice and other crop diseases and pests.

3、Application in the feed industry

Soy lecithin is used to improve feed energy and amino acids, fat-soluble vitamin E content. Each gram of fat can provide 37.7KJ of heat, which is double the heat of protein and sugar, such as adding 5% of the mass fraction of soy lecithin, equivalent to a 28% increase in energy.

4、Application in the paint industry

In coatings and paints, the main use of soy lecithin surface activity to shorten the heating time, prevent pigment precipitation, increase brightness, avoid delamination, increase coverage and leveling, dispersion, wettability.

5、Application in cosmetics

Soy lecithin can not only protect the skin from irritation, activate skin respiration, keep... It can also be used as a hair lubricant, which is beneficial to hair, in addition to maintaining skin wetness and improving the dispersion of cosmetics.