guar gum
noun
: a gum obtained from the endosperm of guar seeds and used especially as a thickening agent and as a sizing material for paper and textiles
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On top of that, additives such as caffeine, certain fillers and thickeners (like guar gum), and artificial sweeteners (like sugar alcohols) can also be hard on your gut.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 22 Nov. 2024
For example, some emulsifiers, such as lecithin, guar gum, and carrageenan, prevent large ice crystals from forming in ice cream.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2023
But why is guar gum, extracted from one seed, any more artificial than cornstarch, extracted from another (originally by means of a method patented in the eighteen-fifties by a British industrialist)?
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
To create a creamy texture and mouthfeel, the brands add ingredients like chicory root, guar gum, and acacia gum.
—Julie Upton, Health, 5 July 2023
For instance, guar gum comes from guar beans and carrageenan is extracted from seaweed.
—Karen Asp, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2023
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), think that the recipe will require Martian soil, guar gum, a bacterium called Sporosarcina pasteurii, urea and nickel chloride (NiCl2).
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 7 June 2022
To ensure ice cream stays creamy, manufacturers typically add emulsifiers like lecithin and stabilizers like guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, and pectin.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Mar. 2022
Most brands add the thickener guar gum to the product to give it a silky consistency.
—Jane Black, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 22 Nov. 2024
For example, some emulsifiers, such as lecithin, guar gum, and carrageenan, prevent large ice crystals from forming in ice cream.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2023
But why is guar gum, extracted from one seed, any more artificial than cornstarch, extracted from another (originally by means of a method patented in the eighteen-fifties by a British industrialist)?
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
To create a creamy texture and mouthfeel, the brands add ingredients like chicory root, guar gum, and acacia gum.
—Julie Upton, Health, 5 July 2023
For instance, guar gum comes from guar beans and carrageenan is extracted from seaweed.
—Karen Asp, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2023
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), think that the recipe will require Martian soil, guar gum, a bacterium called Sporosarcina pasteurii, urea and nickel chloride (NiCl2).
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 7 June 2022
To ensure ice cream stays creamy, manufacturers typically add emulsifiers like lecithin and stabilizers like guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, and pectin.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Mar. 2022
Most brands add the thickener guar gum to the product to give it a silky consistency.
—Jane Black, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022
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“Guar gum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guar%20gum. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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