NATURALLY AMAZING
A perfect natural creation – lecithin is a genuine all-rounder. This is down to its amazing structure: the active components of lecithin (phospholipids) are both lipophilic and hydrophilic, meaning that they are attracted to both water and fatty substances. This handy property makes lecithin indispensable for a wide array of technological requirements in the food industry. Lecithin mixes with fats/oils and with water, making it ideal as an emulsifier. Thanks to lecithin, immiscible substances, such as water and oils, form stable emulsions. Depending on the application, lecithins can be used to produce water-in-oil emulsions (W/O emulsions) and oil-in-water emulsions (O/W emulsions). In the natural world, phospholipids are essential building blocks of cell walls (membranes) and support digestion – and occur in every plant and animal cell.
Thanks to our extensive range of lecithins, we offer you the perfect solution for your products. Are you, for example, a manufacturer of spreadable margarine, tasty pasta, delicious chocolate, highly soluble cocoa powder, lasting flavours or do you have other requirements? Get in touch, we have the solution!
Standardised lecithins
De-oiled lecithins
Process-optimised lecithins
Modified lecithins
Our portfolio of lecithins ranges from standard liquid products and powdered compounds through to lecithin powder. It also includes GM-free, hypoallergenic and certified organic products. Together, we will find the right product for your application and process.
Our core competencies are reliability of supply, functionality and top quality. Sternchemie supplies high-quality, GM-free lecithins based on soya, sunflower and rapeseed.
Soya
Soya is the most frequent source of non-genetically modified (GM-free) lecithin worldwide. We focus on reliability of supply and on quality. Sternchemie was one of the first companies to start sourcing Indian soya lecithin. We also work with selected partners in Europe, Asia and the Americas in order to meet the most demanding of requirements.
Sunflower
Sunflower is now the main alternative when it comes to soya- and GM-free lecithins. Thanks to close cooperation with international raw ingredient producers in Europe and South America, we are able to ensure supply capability at all times and meet discerning raw ingredient requirements.
Rapeseed
Thanks to its composition and functional properties, rapeseed lecithin is the perfect addition to our portfolio of soy and sunflower specialties and the “rising star” in the GM-free sky. Regional cultivation and a broad portfolio of European partners guarantee maximum flexibility and quality.
Instant products represent a huge potential in the growth market of functional foods. Demands on the quality of the end product are increasing with every new application. Defined and reliable properties are required – and made possible by customized lecithins. We are experts when it comes to using these natural emulsifiers. Lecithins and their applications are our field of expertise – and have been for decades. Let us perfect your instant products.
Benefits of our lecithins:
Rapid wetting of the powder:
Optimum powder dispersibility:
Lecithins offer significant advantages in terms of the manufacturing process and quality of baked goods. Lecithins not only make it possible to optimise production processes, but also improve the quality criteria of the final product, such as volume, taste, appearance and shelf life. Lecithin is a natural emulsifier and is therefore an excellent alternative to synthetic emulsifiers and enzymes. Get in touch with us! We will find the right solution for your baked goods from our wide range of lecithins.
Bread and small pastries
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Fine pastries
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Long-life baked goods
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Optimum dough handling, an enhanced mouthfeel and increased stability: with our lecithin products, you can not only optimise the production processes for your instant noodles, but also improve the product characteristics.
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For better processes – and better products. The lecithins and lecithin applications of Sternchemie improve your processes and products. We will find the right product for your requirements and objectives.
Chocolate and chocolate products
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Chocolate coating & glazing
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Confectionery
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The demands placed on margarine are as diverse as its areas of application. Alongside straightforward household margarine, it is also used as a delicious and healthy spread in the form of diet margarine, low-fat margarine and plant-based spread – and is also used for frying and baking in both domestic and industrial applications. Lecithin and its outstanding properties for these W/O emulsions optimise your margarine varieties in a host of desirable ways.
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Wherever there is a need to separate foods during manufacture, processing and unpacking, lecithin is a big help. Bread, cake and confectionery can be separated more easily from moulds and baking trays. Adhesion to conveyor belts is also reduced. Cheese and meat products can be separated more effectively during slicing thanks to lecithin. It can also make it easier to remove individual slices from the packaging. By virtue of its non-stick and separation-boosting properties, lecithin represents a convenient aid for your applications.
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Doubly beneficial for health and nutritional products: lecithin combines technological benefits with a health-promoting effect. Thanks to lecithin, manufacturing processes and effectiveness can be optimised in one fell swoop. Lecithin is a crucial component of all living cells and has a positive effect on many vital functions within the human body. It improves the handling and shelf life of health products and is becoming ever more important as a natural ingredient of health/nutritional foods.
Dietary foods and sports nutrition
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Dietary supplements
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The functions of lecithins in beverages are as many and varied as the range of beverages itself. Lecithins do important work within beverages; they facilitate the dispersion of fats, for instance, stabilise foam and interact positively with other ingredients. Lecithin has a multifunctional effect and can therefore satisfy a host of requirements.
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For a perfect mouthfeel and a rich, creamy finish. Whether as a liquid or an instant product, lecithin facilitates even dispersion and supports the bonding of individual ingredients.
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Hardly any other product group can match the diversity of vegetarian and vegan products. In particular, the meat substitutes category is becoming ever more popular and extensive. The selection of raw ingredients and technologies offers unlimited possibilities and opportunities for producers of meat alternatives. However, product texture and stability pose particular challenges. With lecithin – which serves as both an emulsifier and a processing aid – we offer you a plant-based solution.
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All our lecithin products are certified as halal and kosher. Please also ask us about our organic product range!
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Sternchemie GmbH & Co. KG
An der Alster 81
20099 Hamburg
You are now leaving our website and will be directed to the site of our sister company Berg + Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG. Berg + Schmidt is also a Stern-Wywiol Group company and boasts more than 60 years of experience in the development, production and global distribution of functional lipids in the animal nutrition, oleochemistry and cosmetics segments. Their team will be happy to help.
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