lecithin and carotino oil blend

Lecithin and carotino oil blend

In the last article I used butter instead of carotino oil to blend the lecithin and I believe this is an improved recipe for those who have long sightedness – need reading glasses. The lecithin and soy lecithin granules blend really helped improve my eyesight.

Lecithin and carotino oil blend – an introduction

As you would have read in my previous article that soy lecithin granules does behave differently from lecithin capsules and raw lecithin. I will tell you about the experiment that went bad and how to do it correctly.

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Comparison of soy lecithin granules, lecithin capsules and raw lecithin

Lecithin capsule, soy lecithin granules and raw lecithin behave differently and I notice this when I was trying to make low fat butter spread Saturday 28th January 2012, Recipe 20120128

Comparison of soy lecithin granules, lecithin capsules and raw lecithin – an introduction

I began to experiment with lecithin last year. I was looking for a cheap source of lecithin and found a supplier who supplied raw lecithin by the jars. It was priced at RM7 (USD$2.20) per kg and I had to buy a whole jar which was 20kg. I still have 99% of that stuff in my apartment. Then I found that lecithin was sold in capsules. This was medical grade lecithin which was priced any where from RM0.30 (USD$0.10) to RM1.00 (USD$0.30) per capsule. That worked out to be RM300 (USD$100) to RM500 (USD$156) per kg, depending upon the brand and size of the capsule. Recently, I discovered organic soy lecithin granules which cost about RM66 (USD$21) per kg. I thought I was saving big money switching to soy lecithin granules until I discovered some difficulties. Knowing me, I could not leave things alone. I had to investigate. That triggered a chain of experiments that is described below. … Continue reading “Comparison of soy lecithin granules, lecithin capsules and raw lecithin »