Soy Lecithin
Soy lecithin is both an emulsifier and an antioxidant. It promotes the formation of yellow doughs by improving their hydration, and regulates the fermentation of leavened products. It increases the volume of finished products and prolongs their shelf life by delaying starch retrogradation. It also reduces the crumbliness of cookies, especially wafers. Finally, it can be used as a solubilizing agent for powders.
Fluid lecithin is the most suitable lecithin for use in chocolate, making it easier to conch and more fluid when melted. It acts instantly, and does not require high temperatures to be active.
Dosage and application
Bakery and cookie products
- 1 to 3 g/Kg - 0.1 to 0.3% of total mass
Margarine
- 1 to 5 g/Kg - 0.1 to 0.5% of total mass
Chocolate
- 3 to 5 g/Kg - 0.3 to 0.5% of total mass
It is advisable to incorporate the lecithin fluid with the rest of the fats in the recipe.
Who is Louis Francois?Louis FRANÇOIS was born in 1882. A self-taught inventor, he developed a passion based on the researches of Louis Pasteur and other well known scientists at this time. He constructed a laboratory in Paris and founded his company in 1908.
He soon took an active interest in preservation, texture and emulsion issues that were to be applied in various food applications.
Consequently he developed a great number of specialities based on natural products: agar agar, arabic and tragacanth gum and egg powder, that finally have found their applications in the art of cooking.