Is lecithin from non-GMO or organic soy beans superior to lecithin from regular, commercially grown soy beans?
Neither GMO status nor organic cultivation comes into play in the discussion of lecithin, just as the toxicity of soy beans does not come into play in the discussion of lecithin. If genetic modification were to alter the molecular conformation of any of the components of lecithin (a highly unlikely and absolutely unnecessary event) then the resulting, extracted material could not be called lecithin. What I’m saying is that granular and powdered lecithin is both highly purified and narrowly defined. Any divergence from that narrow definition would cause the material to be something other than lecithin. The 2% to 3% of the finished material that is not lecithin is moisture and mineral ash. The extraction process: 1.) Removes any residual pesticides from non-organic starting material, 2.) Removes phytoestrogens, 3.) Removes anti-nutrients (e.g. trypsin & chymotrypsin inhibitors) 4.) Removes protein, 5.) Removes fiber, and 6.) Anything else EXCEPT lecithin. In short, no matter what manner
