Abstract: Aqueous pigmented coating formulations for improving opacity and processes for their manufacture are disclosed. Specifically, the aqueous pigmented coating formulations comprise an acylated lecithin that comprises a chemically modified lecithin and less than 10% (by total weight acylated lecithin) free fatty acid. Additionally, the acylated lecithin is substantially free of fatty acid esters and surfactants. The acylated lecithin provides an increase in opacity to paper and paperboard coated with the aqueous pigmented coating formulation.

Abstract: A method for producing a choline-fortified, ready-to-eat cereal including the steps of cooking a blend of cereal ingredients to produce a cooked cereal mass; and blending a source of choline into the cooked cereal mass to produce a choline-fortified cereal mass used in the production of the ready-to-eat cereal. The source of choline may be lecithin and/or a choline salt. The step of blending a source of choline into the cooked cereal mass may include blending the choline source into the cooked cereal mass in an amount supplying at least 5% of the Adequate Intake (AI) of choline per serving of the choline-fortified, ready-to-eat cereal. A composition including a ready-to-eat cereal, the ready-to-eat cereal including a cereal grain and a nutritionally significant amount of choline. The nutritionally significant amount of choline is an amount supplying at least 5% of the AI of choline per serving of the composition.

Abstract: A method for deoiling crude lecithin which includes pretreating crude lecithin with from about 5% to about 20% acetone to control viscosity variability and to facilitate breakup of solids during extraction, introducing the thus pretreated lecithin into the upper part of a contacting chamber under conditions of agitation but without flow constriction at essentially atmospheric pressure, thereafter flowing the lecithin in continuous, countercurrent relation to acetone at a rate of 3 to 10 parts acetone to one part lecithin to provide a refined lecithin having an Acetone Insolubles content in the range of about 94% to about 99.9%.