Soy lecithin is used across many food categories, making it a valuable ingredient to consider when developing or improving formulations.

🥖 Bakery

Liquid lecithin is used in bread baking to improve dough machinability, volume, symmetry and shelf life. It can also improve shortening dispersion and act as a release agent in crackers, cookies, pastries, cakes and pies.

🍫 Chocolate & Coatings

Lecithin is used in chocolate products and compound coatings to alter viscosity, helping manufacturers manage the characteristics of these products.

🥛 Dairy & Beverage Applications

Powdered Ultralec® P is described as suitable for dairy and dairy analogues, including beverages, powders, frozen desserts and nutritional drinks. Its dry format can disperse in water or oil depending on process and formulation requirements.

🥫 Sauces, Gravies & Other Foods

Powdered lecithin can help emulsify fat and reduce separation in sauces, gravies and canned goods. It is also used in snack foods to facilitate even blending of ingredients and improve extrusion efficiency.

One ingredient, many possibilities

From bakery and chocolate to beverages, frozen desserts, sauces and nutritional products, soy lecithin can be incorporated into a surprisingly broad range of food formulations.

The important question isn't simply “Do I need lecithin?” – it's “Which form and application are right for my process?”

Food formulations often contain ingredients that naturally don't want to mix.

This is where soy lecithin can play an important role.

Liquid Adlec™ Soy Lecithin acts as an emulsifier between immiscible liquid phases, helping reduce surface tension. It can also act as a wetting and dispersing agent when working with solids and liquids, and as a lubricant or release agent between solid phases.

The powdered Ultralec® P Deoiled Lecithin is designed for food and nutritional applications requiring a dry lecithin with a bland flavour and low aroma. It promotes even blending and mixing and can be incorporated directly with other dry ingredients.

Why is this useful?

Soy lecithin can help manufacturers with:

From liquid formulations to dry mixes, choosing the appropriate form of lecithin can help match the ingredient to the production process.

In simple terms: Soy lecithin helps ingredients work better together.