Soy Lecithin is a mixture of phospholipids in oil manufactured through water degumming the extracted oil of soy bean, available as light yellow to brown colour, transparent or half transparent, viscous liquid. It’s widely used as nutritional supplements in food production for its high nutrition value.
Yes. Soy Lecithin is gluten free and widely used in gluten free food to provide higher nutrition value to biscuit, baked food, noodles and macaroni.
To answer this question, we need to clarify another question: what is gluten. Gluten is protein composite found in wheat and related grains, including barley and rye. (Wikipedia) First, gluten is a protein. Second, gluten is mainly found in wheat and related grains. As we mentioned before, Soy Lecithinis a mixture of phospholipids which is significantly different from protein. Raw materials used in manufacturing of Soy Lecithin are soy flour; Soy Lecithin barely includes gluten impurity. So, Soy Lecithin is gluten free.
Soy Lecithin is widely used in food production to provide higher nutrition value to biscuit, baked food, noodles and macaroni. Soy Lecithin is usually used in processed food rather than daily recipe.
Celiac disease: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that attacks the small intestine due to the presence of gluten, for which a gluten-free diet is the only medically-accepted treatment. In 2009 research showed between 0.5 and 1.0 percent of people in the US and UK are sensitive to gluten due to celiac disease. So people with Celiac disease have to stick to gluten free diet to avoid unexpected side effect caused by consumption of gluten.
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity: Some people may be sensitive to gluten but do not have celiac disease and feel better on a diet with less gluten. However, there are no specific symptoms confirmed. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity also drives more people to gluten free diet when people believe that they feel better when eating gluten free.
As a top supplier of food ingredients, Foodchem has been supplying gluten free Soy Lecithin for over 10 years. Feel free to contact us if you need gluten free Soy Lecithin. Email: inquiry@foodchem.cn. Tel: +86-21-2206-3075.
