[Q] How important is lecithin when making infused coconut oil?

Lecithin is more beneficial when your target recipe doesn't have fat or eggs. Sometimes I use it, sometimes not. I use the sunflower powder.

This infographic cooks the ever loving shit out of it. 9 hour extract? Why decarb if you are extracting it for 9 f'n hours at temp?

I never use lecithin. I’ve been making edibles by infusing oils and butter for 15+ years. I only started hearing about it a few years ago and never felt a need to include it.

I just tried it for the first time after making several batches without it. I'll never go back to making it without!

I use it to help with my insomnia and I've gotten a few nights of 8 hours sleep since adding it 🙂 worth a try at least, imo

It’s not mandatory or anything, but it does have some benefits.

A few reasons to add lecithin:

1. Improves shelf life of oils/fats.

2. Allows faster/easier digestion by encapsulating THC.

3. Helps deliver THC through the body more quickly.

Lecithin is an emulsifier, it helps combine everything in the oil together, and helps even it out so you don’t end up with different dosages every time you take your oil. By emulsifying, it prevents water and oil from separating, which is what usually causes infused oils to mold. Emulsifying is also thought to help encapsulate THC molecules in easily absorbed lipids, making you absorb THC in the GI tract more easily; the effective high is stronger. Lastly, it’s a surfactant, which is thought to help the body distribute THC more quickly.

For many, lecithin creates a stronger high that lasts a bit shorter than without.

I never add it in my infusions. Have used it in cooking with my infusions.

I know there are different rules of thought on this, but generally its not needed, but it will help if you add it.

Lecithin is an emulsifier. It can be found in soy, sunflowers, egg yolks, and many other places in nature. It allows you to mix oil and water cohesively.

I use it to make gummy‘s, but if you’re making brownies for instants (that have eggs in them)you don’t need it.

So to be clear it plays no role in the actual infusion process. it’s just necessary for binding your oil to water.

I used it with and without, I got higher with the lecithin. Don't know why, how or recommend just my own personal experience.