Table 15.
Description of soybean lecithin in regulatory directives
| Pharmacopeia/directive | Food chemicals codex | 231/2012 EC | NF 31 | CP 2010 | JPE 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monograph number | INS: 322 | E 322 | – | – | 106893 |
| Monograph title | Lecithin | Lecithins | Lecithin | Soya lecithin | Soybean lecithin |
| Special characteristics | From soybeans and other plant sources | Animal or vegetable origin; additional specifications for hydrolysed lecithins | Origin from the crude vegetable oil source | Extracted and refined from soybean | From soybean, composed mainly of phospholipid |
| Acetone-insoluble matter | n.l.t. 50.0% | n.l.t. 60.0% | n.l.t. 50.0% | n.l.t. 90.0% | n.l.t. 60% |
| Toluene-insoluble matter | – | n.m.t. 0.3% | – | – | – |
| Hexane-insoluble matter | n.m.t. 0.3% | – | n.m.t. 0.3% | n.m.t. 0.3% | – |
| LPC content/LPE content | – | – | – | n.m.t. 3.5%/n.m.t. 0.5% | |
| Water content or loss on drying | n.m.t. 1.5% | n.m.t. 2.0% | n.m.t. 1.5% | n.m.t. 1.5% | n.m.t. 1.5% |
| Peroxide value | n.m.t. 100 | n.m.t. 10 | n.m.t. 10 | n.m.t. 5 | n.m.t. 10 |
| Acid value | n.m.t. 36 | n.m.t. 35 | n.m.t. 36 | n.m.t. 30 | n.m.t. 40 |
| Iodine value | – | – | – | n.l.t. 75 | – |
n.l.t., not less than; n.m.t., not more than.