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= Article : Dough and Bread Conditioners =

**Can lecithin help in mixing and blending? **
Lecithin can act as aids for the blending of unlike ingredients like the formulation of cream fillings for sandwich cookies. The use of low levels of lecithin can make the blending easier and improve mouthfeel of sandwich cookies which consist of low polarity shortening and high polarity sugar. The lecithin can also reduce stiffness and mixing time of filling moreover, lecithin can promote even dispersion of fat throughout dough.

**Why does lecithin not commonly used? **
Since soy lecithin comes from the origin of the soy itself and the majority of soy sources in the world are now genetically modified (GM), researchers have clearly identified GM foods as a threat to the environment, pollution of soils and a long-term threat to human health with links to of the world with unnatural genetic material that may have unknown long-term consequences with links to decreased fertility, immunological alterations in the gut and the exacerbation and creation of allergies. Genetically engineered soy contains high concentrations of plant toxicants. The presence of high level of toxicants in the GM soy represent thousands of plant biochemicals which have been shown to have toxic effects on animals. So, it is not commonly used in food industry.