據(jù)食品導(dǎo)航網(wǎng)消息，日本已批準(zhǔn)向日葵卵磷脂作為食品添加劑用于食品，嘉吉公司Topcithin向日葵卵磷脂成為首個(gè)獲批產(chǎn)品,。
據(jù)悉，迄今為止日本是全世界唯一尚未批準(zhǔn)向日葵卵磷脂用于食品的國(guó)家,。嘉吉公司Topcithin向日葵卵磷脂可作為乳化劑和保水劑用于各種食品，如糖果特別是巧克力,、面包和方便食品,。
嘉吉公司表示，該產(chǎn)品的分散性能優(yōu)于大豆卵磷脂,，功能,、味道、色澤更好,。
部分原文報(bào)道如下：
Cargill has obtained approval for the use of sunflower lecithin in Japan, which until now had been the only country in the world where the additive had not previously been approved for food applications.
Approval by Japan's Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare means that Cargill's Topcithin sunflower lecithin, a clean label non-GM emulsifier made from oilseeds for which GM plant varieties do not exist at a commercial level, is available to customers in Japan for the first time. It also means food companies worldwide can export products containing Topcithin sunflower lecithin for sale in the growing Japanese market.
A versatile emulsifier and wetting agent, the additive is suitable for a variety of food applications, such as confectionery, particularly chocolate, bakery and convenience foods. Cargill claims Topcithin offers improved dispersibility properties compared to soy lecithin, and matches its functionality, taste and colour.
It can also replace synthetically produced emulsifiers, such as ammonium phosphatide and citric acid esters of mono and di-glycerides.