Safety of lecithin supplements (hexane)?

wondering what people think about the safety of lecithin supplements. lecithin is a byproduct of soy bean processing and they use hexane to extract it out of the bean. also, allegedly, the pesticides are highly concentrated in the lecithin. anyone have thoughts on how safe lecithin is?

i am wondering if its not more effective to use the purified supplements of Phosphatidylserine and Phosphatidylcholine (both of which are derived from lecithin) which constitute the main beneficial factors in lecithin. maybe i will ask this on another forum to get a wider opinion. thanks for any input.






http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/lecithin.html


Soybean lecithin comes from sludge left after crude soy oil goes through a "degumming" process. It is a waste product containing solvents and pesticides and has a consistency ranging from a gummy fluid to a plastic solid. Before being bleached to a more appealing light yellow, the color of lecithin ranges from a dirty tan to reddish brown. The hexane extraction process commonly used in soybean oil manufacture today yields less lecithin than the older ethanol-benzol process, but produces a more marketable lecithin with better color, reduced odor and less bitter flavor.7 Tweet