locust bean gum
English edit
Noun edit
locust bean gum (countable and uncountable, plural locust bean gums)
- A vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob (locust beans) and used as a food additive; chemically, it is a galactomannan.
Translations edit
gum extracted from carob seeds
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See also edit
- E410 (when used as a thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent or emulsifier)
Further reading edit
- locust bean gum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia