食品夥伴網訊 據食品導航網消息，日本已批准向日葵卵磷脂作為食品添加劑用於食品，嘉吉公司Topcithin向日葵卵磷脂成為首個獲批產品。
據悉，迄今為止日本是全世界唯一尚未批准向日葵卵磷脂用於食品的國家。嘉吉公司Topcithin向日葵卵磷脂可作為乳化劑和保水劑用於各種食品，如糖果特別是巧克力、麵包和方便食品。
嘉吉公司表示，該產品的分散性能優於大豆卵磷脂，功能、味道、色澤更好。
部分原文報導如下：
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.
原文連結：http://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Markets/Japan-finally-gives-green-light-to-sales-of-sunflower-lecithin