Nobacithin 50: fat product with extra nutritional benefits

摘要

Lecithin is beneficial when fed to young animals, pigs and poultry. Nobacithin 50, a special product which contains soya lecithin, was developed by Noba more than a decade ago. In this article we explain the benefits of lecithin and, more specifically, of Nobacithin 50.Lecithin is a fat-like substance which can be produced from soyabean, rape or sunflower oil. After degumming the oil, the lecithin is extracted from the gum and then cleaned. Lecithin is a complex mixture of at least 60 percent phospholipids; the other constituents are triglycerides, phosphatidic acid, choline, tocopherols, etc. Lecithin has a positive effect on several metabolic processes, because phospholipids play an important role in such processes. The main effect of lecithin is that it works as anemulsifier. This means that lecithin makes it possible to mix oil and water together. Lecithin plays a role in the splitting and absorption of fat. So the use of lecithin leads to an increase in fat splitting, fat absorption and fat digestion. This results in more energy being available and thus it improves the technical performance of the animals.