What foods can guar gum be used for and what is its function?
Guar gum,as a thickener,stabilizer and suspending agent,is extensively used in modern food industry.
Scope of application:
● Frozen Food:
Used for ice cream, paste food and frozen cakes, etc. , to keep water, inhibit ice crystals and stabilizers.
● Convenience Foods:
It can increase the flexibility of the dough, cutting is not easy to break, frying can avoid absorbing
too much fat, save fat. It can improve the elasticity of non-fried food, prevent the noodles from
adhering during the drying process, and shorten the drying time.
● Baked goods:
Used in bread, pastry and pastry crust, used as a dough improver, absorption of macromolecules,
extended shelf life.