LorAnn Oils Liquid Soy Lecithin 1 Gallon | 13.69 lbs

LorAnn Oils Liquid Soy Lecithin 1 Gallon (13.69 LBS)

LorAnn Oils Liquid Soy Lecithin is the food-manufacturing and professional-baking standard for emulsification, with a one-gallon container at 13.69 pounds designed to meet the throughput demands of serious commercial kitchens, specialty bakers, confectioners, and food processors. Lecithin is a naturally derived phospholipid emulsifier extracted from soybeans that serves as a critical ingredient across a remarkable breadth of food applications: it allows fat and water to blend uniformly in recipes that would otherwise separate, extends the shelf life of baked goods by binding moisture, improves dough machinability in bread production, and creates the smooth, glossy snap of professional chocolate work.

In practical bakery terms, adding liquid soy lecithin to bread, pastry, and cake batters allows better fat distribution throughout the dough, producing a finer, more consistent crumb structure and a more tender finished product. For croissant and laminated-dough production, lecithin reduces the tearing and splitting that results from fat pockets forming unevenly during sheeting. In commercial chocolate tempering, lecithin at very low doses (typically 0.1–0.5% of total chocolate weight) reduces viscosity without adding cocoa butter, allowing a thinner, more controllable coating and a harder, glossier final shell a critical quality parameter for enrobers, moulding lines, and decorative work. For confectioners producing caramels, fudges, and nougats, lecithin prevents fat bloom and grain separation over shelf life, extending product quality for retail and wholesale channels.

LorAnn's liquid format is significantly more convenient for commercial production than granular lecithin: it incorporates directly into liquid phases of recipes without the hydration step that granular forms require, ensuring consistent dispersion and eliminating the clumping that can occur when granules are added to fatty matrices. The one-gallon jug provides ample supply for extended production runs, and the viscous liquid is easily dispensed with a squeeze bottle or commercial metering pump for consistent, repeatable dosing.

• Price: $409.99 per gallon
• Size: 1 gallon (13.69 LBS)
• Type: Liquid soy lecithin
• Applications: Bread, pastry, chocolate, confectionery, emulsified sauces, food processing
• Typical dose: 0.1–0.5% of total recipe weight
• 5-gallon option: See ID 14817 for bulk pricing

Production tip: lecithin is potent a little goes a long way. For most baking applications, 0.25–0.5% by flour weight is sufficient to see measurable dough improvement. Weigh doses on a precision scale for consistent results. Store at room temperature away from direct light; the viscosity increases in cold conditions but performance is unaffected.

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