Posted by Larry Hoover on November 29, 2002, at 8:58:13
In reply to Re: lecithin » BekkaH, posted by IsoM on November 29, 2002, at 0:45:08
> Lecithin is mainly composed of around 20% phosphatidylcholine. It's what lecithin really is & what makes it useful. It's made from a phosphate group along with fatty acids, & no fat is absorbed directly into the blood. It must be digested by bile into simpler parts before it can be used. The breakdown can get incredibly complex:
> http://www.lipid.co.uk/infores/Lipids/pc/
> but unless one's digestion of fats is faulty, it will be digested & used. Lecithin is a good source of choline as you can see in its name of phosphatidylcholine.
>
> If you've been taking lecithin, your body's used it. Just don't use those large oily capsules sold in some health food stores - they're mostly just oil. It's the lecithin granules that have higher amounts of phosphatidylcholine.In my local bulk/natural foods retailer, they sell 250 mL bottles of lecithin, for only a couple bucks. I'm presuming this is crude soya lecithin (it comes from a processor of whole grain flours, including low-fat soya flour). do you think this is what the stuff really is? Lecithin granules are really soya flour with substantial amounts of lecithin mixed back in.
Lar
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