Our Locust Bean Gum is a premium quality refined powder and a totally natural product, extracted from the seeds of the Carob tree. A highly versatile Vegan friendly gelling agent, stabiliser and thickener, which is used mainly as a low concentration thickener. It can also be used in dairy products, desserts, fruit products, dressings and sauces.
Locust Bean Gum is a natural binder and can be used instead of flour or egg yolks. Add to frozen products such as ice cream to delay the formation of ice crystals and improve texture, or, use with Xanthan Gum to produce stable elastic gels.
Locust Bean is soluble cold, but dissolves easier using hot liquids. It can be used to increase the viscosity, thickness and texture of liquids or to produce heat stable gels depending on the dosage.
The PH Solubility of Locust Bean Gum is 2.5 – 10 so it can be used with acidic liquids and is not sensitive to high salt concentrations. These qualities make it a highly versatile stabiliser, texture improver, thickener and gelling agent.
- Increase the viscosity and thickness of liquids
- Use to create fluid heat stable gels
- Add to frozen products to prevent ice crystals forming and to improve the texture
- A small amount added to a recipe can prevent the leeching of liquids
- Creates an extremely stretchy gel when blended with Xanthan Gum
How to use:
Dosage Rates: 3 – 11 grams per kg. Add Locust Bean Gum gradually to your liquid / solution whilst stirring vigorously. Locust Bean is soluble cold but dissolves easier in hot liquids and will provide the highest viscosity when heated above 60°C.
Storage Conditions: Ambient conditions. Please store in dry, cool conditions and not in direct sunlight. Shelf life of 2 years.
Ingredients: 100% Pure Locust (Carob) Bean Gum E410.
Dietary Information: Suitable forVegan’s & Vegetarian’s, Non GMO, Gluten free, Halal friendly.
Typical Nutritional Information:
Based on typical content/100g
Energy: 330kCal
Protein: 6g
Carbohydrate: 93%
Fat: 0g
Fibre: 78g