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Phosphatidyl Choline

What is Phosphatidyl Choline?

Phosphatidyl cholines are a class of phospholipids that incorporate choline as a headgroup. They are a major component of biological membranes and can be isolated from either egg yolk (in Greek lekithos - λεκιθος) or soy beans from which they are mechanically extracted or chemically extracted using hexane. [1]


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Products containing Phosphatidyl Choline


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Phosphatidyl Choline".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Animal Sources, Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Phosphatidylcholine - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)

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Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchDecember 24, 2009 @ 2:42 AM

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