Soy lecithin is vegan, lecithin is animal derived though.

 

Well I've seen it in both animal products (milk chocolate) and vegan products, so it would seem it can be but isn't necessarily

 

Lecithin exists naturally in only soy and eggs. If you have something that says "soy lecithin", then it is vegan. If it just says "lecithin" then it's safe to say that it's from an egg.

 

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Originally Posted by Bates

Lecithin exists naturally in only soy and eggs. If you have something that says "soy lecithin", then it is vegan. If it just says "lecithin" then it's safe to say that it's from an egg.

But couldn't soy (soya) lecithin be a combination of both?

 

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Originally Posted by LionSpirit

Well I've seen it in both animal products (milk chocolate) and vegan products, so it would seem it can be but isn't necessarily

?! how does it follow that if something is in a non-vegan product it is non-vegan? if there's flour in a non-vegan cake, that doesn't make flour not vegan!

(OP: soy lecithin is vegan

yay)

 

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Originally Posted by isowish

?! how does it follow that if something is in a non-vegan product it is non-vegan? if there's flour in a non-vegan cake, that doesn't make flour not vegan!

(OP: soy lecithin is vegan

yay)

I feel pregnant, I have an excuse! Sorta!

 

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Originally Posted by LionSpirit

But couldn't soy (soya) lecithin be a combination of both?

No. This is why they clearly state in the ingredients that it is soy lecithin. If it were both it would say soy and egg lecithin; I have personally never seen this on any packaging. If the lecithin is from soy it will either say "soy lecithin", "lecithin (from soy)", or "soya lecithin". If it's not from soy it will say "lecithin".

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin
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Lecithin is mostly a mixture of glycolipids, triglycerides, and phospholipids (e.g., phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylinositol). However, in biochemistry, lecithin is usually used as a synonym for pure phosphatidylcholine, a phospholipid that is the major component of a phosphatide fraction, which may be isolated from either egg yolk (in Greek lekithos-λεκιθος) or soy beans from which it is mechanically or chemically extracted using hexane.

 

Thanks guys! That makes things much easier knowing that it is indeed vegan

 

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Originally Posted by cryptoveggie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin

That's from wikipedia though. It's kinda like the Daily Mail, except you can't freely edit the Daily Mail

 

If you trust the FDA more, here you go.

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/soyguid.html

 

yep good stuff, I would recommend NOW Non GMO Soy Lecithin... pretty cheap as well.

 

Whereas soya lecithin is vegan, and non-vegan lecithin as an added ingredient in food is normally either from soya or hen's eggs, lecithin itself is everywhere. It's in the cell membranes of all true plant and animal cells. There is something of a movement towards using lecithin from sunflowers, but a general concern about genetic modification and consequent possible veggie issues.