Soy Lecithin A Versatile Food Additive The major commercial producers of Egg Lecithin are the United States, Brazil, Argentina, and China. Soy Lecithin production starts by extracting crude soybean oil from soybeans through a solvent. The solvent used is usually hexane due to its low boiling point which allows easy separation from the oil. During the degumming process, lecithin gets separated from the crude soybean oil and settles down in the degumming tank as 'gum'. This gum containing lecithin is further treated, dried, and end up as fat-containing Egg Lecithin. Get More Insights: Soy Lecithin (https://fortunetelleroracle.com/food/soy-lecithin-a-versatile-food-additive-derived-from-soybeans-956237 )