Thickeners in Food
Thickeners and stabilizers, such as gums, starches and pectins, give foods body and keep their texture consistent during storage.
Salt Stabilizers
Salt stabilizers are ingredients added to food products to help maintain the desired texture and consistency, particularly in items that …
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E1442
E1442 is a modified food starch. It is made from corn starch that has been chemically altered to improve its …
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Ingredients : Potato Starch
Potato starch is a carbohydrate extracted from potatoes. It is a fine, white powder that is insoluble in cold water …
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Gelatin From Beef
Gelatin is a protein derived from collagen, a major component of animal connective tissues like skin, bones, and cartilage. It …
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Tapioca Starch And Salt
Tapioca starch is a carbohydrate extracted from the cassava root. It is a fine, white powder that is flavorless and …
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Guar Fiber
Guar fiber is a soluble dietary fiber derived from the ground endosperm of guar beans, which are legumes native to …
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Natural Corn Starch
Natural corn starch is a carbohydrate derived from the endosperm of corn kernels. It is a fine, white powder that …
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Sugar Modified Food Starch
Modified food starch is a starch that has been physically or chemically altered to improve its performance in food products. …
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Modified Cassava Starch
Modified cassava starch is a starch derived from the root vegetable cassava. It is processed to change its properties, such …
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Tapioca Powder
Tapioca powder is a starch derived from the cassava root, a starchy tuber native to South America. The root is …
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Potato Starch And Corn Starch
Potato starch and corn starch are both starches derived from plants. Potato starch comes from potatoes, while corn starch comes …
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Cellulose Gel Cellulose Gum
Cellulose gel, also known as cellulose gum, is a type of dietary fiber made from purified cellulose, which comes from …
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Xanthan Gum Guar Gum
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide, a type of soluble fiber. It is produced by the fermentation of sugars by the …
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Non-gmo Com Starch
Corn starch is a carbohydrate extracted from the endosperm of corn kernels. It is a fine, white powder used as …
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Natural Potato Starch
Natural potato starch is a carbohydrate extracted from potatoes. It is made by crushing potatoes, washing away the starch granules, …
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Sugar Maltodextrin
Maltodextrin is a polysaccharide made from starch, typically from corn, rice, potato, or wheat. It is produced through a process …
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Cheese Stabilizer
Cheese stabilizers are typically blends of gums, starches, or proteins that help maintain the texture and consistency of cheese products. …
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Xanthangum
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide, a type of complex carbohydrate. It is produced by the fermentation of sugar by the …
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Carob Bean Guar Gum
Guar gum is a dietary fiber derived from the ground seeds of the guar plant, which is native to India …
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Modified Cornflour
Modified cornflour is a type of cornstarch that has been chemically or physically altered. This processing changes its properties, such …
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Pectin E440
Pectin is a natural carbohydrate found in the cell walls of fruits and vegetables, especially apples and citrus peels. It …
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Organic Konjac Flour
Organic konjac flour is made from the ground root of the konjac plant, native to Asia. The root is a …
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Cornstrach
Cornstarch is a powder made from the endosperm of corn kernels. It is a common thickening agent used in cooking …
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Unmodified Cornstarch
Unmodified cornstarch is a carbohydrate derived from the endosperm of corn kernels. It is a fine, white powder that has …
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Cellulose And Psyllium Powder
Cellulose and psyllium powder are both dietary fibers derived from plants. Cellulose is a common structural component of plant cell …
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Modified Tapioca Food Starch
Modified tapioca starch is derived from the root of the cassava plant. It is chemically or physically altered to improve …
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Sodium Alginate And Guar Gum
Sodium alginate is a salt derived from alginic acid, which comes from brown seaweed. Guar gum is a fiber extracted …
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Salt Modified Corn Starch
Salt modified corn starch is a type of corn starch that has been chemically altered to change its properties. It …
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Modified Guar Gum
Modified guar gum is a fiber derived from guar beans, a legume. It is processed to change its properties, making …
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Tapioca Food Starch
Tapioca food starch is a carbohydrate derived from the cassava root. It is a fine, white powder that is flavorless …
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Salt Modified Food Starch
Modified food starch is a carbohydrate derived from common food starches like corn, tapioca, or potato. It is chemically or …
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Carregeenan
Carrageenan is a common food additive derived from red seaweed. It is extracted from the seaweed using an alkali process, …
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Tapioca Starch Flour
Tapioca starch flour is a fine, white powder made from the cassava root, a starchy tuber native to South America. …
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Xanthan Gum Citric Acid
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide, a type of complex carbohydrate. It is produced by the fermentation of sugar by a …
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Carob Bean Gum And Potassium Sorbate
Carob bean gum is a natural thickening agent made from the ground seeds of the carob tree, native to the …
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Guar Gum And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative
Guar gum is a fiber derived from guar beans, a legume grown primarily in India and Pakistan. The beans are …
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Kelp Extract Kelp Extract
Kelp extract is a substance derived from brown seaweed, a type of marine algae. It is typically produced by processing …
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Modified Potato And Corn Starch
Modified potato and corn starch are starches that have been physically or chemically altered to improve their performance in food …
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Salt Guar Gum
Guar gum is a fiber derived from the ground seeds of the guar plant, which is native to India and …
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Dusted With Cornstarch
Cornstarch is a fine, white powder made from the endosperm of corn kernels. It is a carbohydrate, primarily starch, and …
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Food Grade Starch
Food grade starch is a carbohydrate derived from plants, most commonly corn, potatoes, tapioca, or wheat. It is processed to …
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Potato And Corn Starches
Starches are carbohydrates that come from plants. Potato starch is made from potatoes, and corn starch is made from corn …
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Stabilizers - Guar Gum
Guar gum is a dietary fiber derived from the ground endosperm of guar beans. The beans are processed to separate …
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Starch Powder
Starch powder is a fine, white powder made from the starchy part of plants like corn, potatoes, wheat, or tapioca. …
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E440
Pectin (E440) is a natural carbohydrate found in the cell walls of fruits and vegetables, especially apples and citrus peels. …
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Stabiliser: Xanthan Gum
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide, a type of complex carbohydrate. It is produced by the fermentation of sugar by a …
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Sapp
Sapp is a type of seaweed, specifically a red alga. It is harvested from the ocean and then processed to …
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Pea Potato Starch
Pea potato starch is a blend of starches derived from peas and potatoes. These starches are extracted from the respective …
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Cultured Corn Starch
Cultured corn starch is a modified starch derived from corn. It is produced by treating corn starch with enzymes or …
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Xanthan And Cellulose Gums
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide produced by the fermentation of sugar by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris. Cellulose gums, also known …
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