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Is lecithin an emulsifier?

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we tested this in school today. it is an emulsifier but it didnt work too well in our experiment, the best was egg yolk! lol but yeah it is an emulsifier.

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Lecithin is an emulsifier.. and what is said above doesn't quite make sense, because lecithin is in egg yolk.

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