Bakery

Lecithin, Which is a mixture of various phospholipids, is a natural emulsifer, combining many characteristics that improve baked goods. Lecithin has been used for years in baked goods. like bread to improve the extensibility and elasticity of doughs, which enhance their handling properties (18). Lecithin is also and antioxidant and enhances the stability of vitamins in bakery goods. It helps improve the volume, crumb structure, and tenderness of bread. It supports the effects of oter active baking ingredients, can partia lly compensate for fats and protein, and can improve shelf life and dispersibility in an aqueous system like doughs and batters. Lecithin has dough-strengthening properties, which benefit yeast-raised baked goods. It also helps to control batter viscosity for pancakes and other batter products, helping create a consistent, controlled flow. Some soy lecithin can improve the fermetation stability of yeast doughs and, through its interaction with the starches in the flour, retards aging and the drying-out of baked goods.