Thickeners & Texturizers

These ingredients control how food feels in your mouth: thick, smooth, gelled or creamy. Many come from seaweed, seeds or bacteria; others are chemically modified starches and proteins.

Ingredients in this category

Xanthan gum · Guar gum · Carrageenan · Modified food starch · Cellulose gel/gum · Pectin · Agar-agar · Locust bean gum · Gellan gum · Gelatin · Sodium alginate · Microparticulated egg white protein · Whey protein concentrate

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