"Leonard Blaisdell" > wrote:
>
> Speaking from 1970-1977 experience in a PAM producing plant as a
> chemist, PAM used to be a solution of lecithin in Freon 11 which was
> then gassed with Freon 12 to make the final product. Both Freons left
> any hot pan immediately leaving the lecithin as the final product.
> I have no idea regarding modern formulations which definitely don't use
> the Freons that we used to use, but I suspect lecithin is still the
> majority of what's left.
>

That's pretty helpful, thanks. Lecithin is an emulsifier with some pretty
good health benefits. It is an antioxidant, too. It is also present in eggs,
one of several elements that counter the negative effects of the cholesterol
and fat in eggs.




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