Euroduna Food Ingredients - Thickener and Starches

Thickener
Products	E-No.	General Information	Application

Carrageneenan	E 407	Carrageenan – a textural ingredient with extremely effective gelling properties – is produced from red seaweed, which can be found along coastlines all over the world.	Due to its ability to interact with milk proteins, carrageenan is widely used in milk-based applications: in ice cream to prevent whey separation, in milk gels to obtain the desired consistency, in chocolate milk to avoid the precipitation of cocoa particles, in low-sugar jams and jellies for gelling purposes
Locust Bean Gum	E 410	Locust bean gum, or LBG, is a textural ingredient derived from the seed of the leguminous carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), which grows in Mediterranean countries.	Locust bean gum is used in a range of different food systems as a stabiliser or thickening agent and in certain gel systems as a texture modifier. Applications can be found in cream cheese, dairy desserts, ice cream, fruit preparations, baked goods, dressings and sauces
Guar Gum	E 412	A high molecular weight hydrocolloid polysaccharide of galactan and mannan units. The Guar plant is mainly cultivated in India and Pakistan	The most important property of Guar Gum is its availability to hydrate rapidly in cold water to attain uniform and very high viscosity at relatively low concentrations. As additive to frozen food, dairy products, beverages, salad dressings etc.
Xanthan Gum	E 415	Xanthan gum is a unique hydrocolloid with exceptional rheological behaviour produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris. It is a creamy white powder that dissolves readily in hot or cold water to form highly viscous, colloidal solutions, suspensions or gels at low concentrations	It is used as a stabilizer, emulsifier, thickener, suspending agent and bodying agent in food applications such as salad, dressings, sauces, instant products, desserts, bakery dairy products, and fruit juices as well as in the formation of various low-calorie foods.

Starches
Products	E-No.	General Information	Application

Potato Starch also modified types	---	Produced from a special starch potato	As a thickener and stabilizer in many food applications
Tapioca Starch also modified types	---	Produced from Manniok root, planted in tropical areas	Applications are quite similar to Potato Starch