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Composition of soybean lecithin
Author(s) -
Scholfield C. R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02659652
Subject(s) - lecithin , phosphatidylethanolamine , phosphatidylcholine , chemistry , sterol , composition (language) , chromatography , biochemistry , food science , cholesterol , phospholipid , membrane , linguistics , philosophy
Commercial soybean lecithin is a complex mixture containing ca. 65–75% phospholipids together with triglycerides and smaller amounts of other substances. The major phospholipids include phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine and inositol‐containing phosphatides. Other substances reported include carbohydrates, pigments, sterols and sterol glycosides. This paper reviews the nature of the compounds found in soybean lecithin and our present knowledge of its composition.