Lecithin is used as an emulsifying and stabilizing agent in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. Lecithin is taken as a medicine and is also used in the manufacturing of medicines. Soybean lecithin is useful for its application in liquid ram semen. Fractionation process of sunflower lecithin with absolute ethanol was used for obtaining enriched fractions in certain phospholipids.

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