Health Benefits of Lecithin: A Versatile Nutrient for Wellness

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Liquid vs Granulated Lecithin
Posted by Maureen (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada) on 03/15/2009
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To Gean from Salina, KS. According to Carlson Wade author of Lecithin Book, What You Need to Know, published 1980. The best lecithin is pure lecithin granules which contain over 95 percent phosphatides and about 2 percent soybean oil. Compare that to liquid lecithin which contains approximately 61 percent phosphatides and about 37 percent soybean oil. He cautions against Lecithin Powder which may be altered therefore may be not pure lecithin.