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Most unprocessed nuts, unprocessed grains, unprocessed soy, and eggs all contain lecithin.
Nutrients, including lecithin, affect the taste of many foods. Most commercial manufacturers improve the taste of foods through processing that removes many of the nutrients, including lecithin.
And of course, sunflower seeds contain lecithin.
NIH research indicates that, when combined with a hearth healthy diet, lecithin can reduce cholesterol (T.A. Wilson, Soy Lecithin Reduces plasma lipoprotein cholesterol and early artherogenesis in hyper cholesterolemic monkeys and hamsters: beyond linolate, Atheriosclerosis, Sep 1998).
No MDR for lecithin has been established by NIH or FDA.
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Which Vegetables and Fruits are Rich in Lecithin?
tomatoes
What is lecithin used for?
Lecithin is an emulsifier that allows fat and water to mix. Typically it is added to foods as a thickening agent.
How many kinds of lecithins are there?
There are many kind of lecithins that can be found in foods. An example would be soy lecithin which is the most common type of lecithin.
How soy lecithin is made?
Lecithin is a combination of phospholipids that naturally occur in soybeans. Lecithin gums are obtained from soy oil after the oil has been extracted from the soybean flakes. Lecithin is removed from the soybean oil using a steam precipitation process. Precipitate is spray dryed to be transformed into Lecithin powder for use as ingredient in dry foods and it has the same applications as the liquid Soya Lecithin
What is a nitrogen-containing compound found in foods as part of lecithin and other phospholipids?
choline
Does lecithin reduce cholesterol?
Lecithin is an ingredient found in numerous foods that is believed to be good for people with high cholesterol and multiple sclerosis. Although there is no scientific proof for it's curative abilities, patients with high cholesterol tend to swear by it's ability to bring down their levels.
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go foods are rich in carbohydrates
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Rich in Carbohydrate foods like Bread!
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foods rich in vitamin c
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pineapples
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Garlic
