We have already talked about a few of the natural emulsifying agents sometime back in the blog - Natural Emulsifying Food Additives. The next in line come a few additions to the previous list. The previous list of natural food emulsifiers, we talked about emulsifiers like egg yolk, mustard, soy beans and honey. All of these are natural food emulsifiers that can be easily found in everyday kitchen materials. They are not processed or artificial; but with a little addition with a few more additives, they make brilliant natural food emulsifiers.
Talking about the next set of emulsifiers we have a few more easily available food materials in our daily cooking kitchens that make wonderful emulsifying agents. One of the popular emulsifying agents is the guar gum.
Guar gum – Guar gum is popularly used as a food emulsifier that tends to swell in cold water. Guar gum is used in a number of food products like breads, soups, desserts, frozen food and for meat products. It is commonly used in dairy products like cheese and yogurt. Apart from food industry, guar gum as a thickener also finds uses in textile industry, paper industry, pharmaceuticals industry and cosmetics industry.
Pectin – Pectin is another stabilizer used popularly in fruit juices, jams, jellies & milk shakes. It is available in two forms: liquid and powder. Sources of pectin is fruits like apple, apricot, grapefruit, orange peels, etc.
Xanthan gum – Xanthan gum is a vegetable thickener popularly used in dairy products, making gluten free bakery products, ice creams, soups, etc. apart from food, xanthan is also used in toothpastes, cosmetics and beauty products.
Agar agar – With 100 times more absorbent capacity, agar gar finds stabilizing uses in food products like yogurt and other dairy products. It is tasteless, colorless and odorless, with traces of minerals and iodine.
Talking about the next set of emulsifiers we have a few more easily available food materials in our daily cooking kitchens that make wonderful emulsifying agents. One of the popular emulsifying agents is the guar gum.
Guar gum – Guar gum is popularly used as a food emulsifier that tends to swell in cold water. Guar gum is used in a number of food products like breads, soups, desserts, frozen food and for meat products. It is commonly used in dairy products like cheese and yogurt. Apart from food industry, guar gum as a thickener also finds uses in textile industry, paper industry, pharmaceuticals industry and cosmetics industry.Pectin – Pectin is another stabilizer used popularly in fruit juices, jams, jellies & milk shakes. It is available in two forms: liquid and powder. Sources of pectin is fruits like apple, apricot, grapefruit, orange peels, etc.
Xanthan gum – Xanthan gum is a vegetable thickener popularly used in dairy products, making gluten free bakery products, ice creams, soups, etc. apart from food, xanthan is also used in toothpastes, cosmetics and beauty products.
Agar agar – With 100 times more absorbent capacity, agar gar finds stabilizing uses in food products like yogurt and other dairy products. It is tasteless, colorless and odorless, with traces of minerals and iodine.
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